The Religions of the Roman Empire

Alexander altar Antoninus Pius Aphrodite Apollo Apollonius appears Apuleius Ariadne Artemis Asclepius associated Atargatis Athens Attis Augustus Aurelian bronze called Capitoline Celsus centre chariot Christ Christian coins Commodus Constantine cult Cybele dead death dedication deities Demeter Dionysus divine Dolichenus earth Egypt Elagabalus Eleusis emperor Empire Ephesus Epictetus Epicureans example fertility festival Fortune Gnostics goddess gods Greek guise Hadrian head Hellenistic honour identified imperial important initiation inscription Isis Jesus Juno Jupiter Jupiter Dolichenus magic Marcus Aurelius Mars Maximus medallion Mercury Mithraism Mithras Mother Museum Mysteries nature offered oracle origin Osiris pagan Paris Pergamum period philosopher Plato Plotinus priest relief religion religious represent ritual Roman Rome sacred sacrifice Sarapis sarcophagus scene second century seen Severus shows shrine sky-god snake soul spirit stands statue Stoic Sun-god symbol taurobolium temple theme third century thought tion tomb Trajan Tyche Victory worship Zeus