Chapter 3 The Roman Gods, Part I Mrs.

Teachwell’s Report

Let’s learn about the gods and goddesses of Rome

The ancient Romans did not believe in one God who ruled the entire world They believed in many gods

In many ways, the Roman gods acted like human beings They ate and drank They played tricks on each other They fell in love and got into fights But there was one main way in which the gods were not like human beings: the gods were immortal Human beings might live for many years Some might even live to be one hundred Eventually, though, they would die The gods, on the other hand, lived forever They did not—and could not—die

The Romans’ ideas about their gods were similar to the ancient Greeks In fact, they worshipped many of the same gods as the Greeks, but they called those gods by different names The chart shows the Roman names for some Greek gods you may already know