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Mythic Borrowings From the East: How Rome Absorbed Foreign Gods and Sacred Traditions

Roman Mithras tauroctony relief showing the god Mithras slaying the bull, with zodiac symbols, now in the Louvre Museum
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Fortuna: Goddess of Luck and Fate

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Mars: God of War and Guardian of Rome

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Sacred Roman grove with subtle divine presence representing the concept of numen in Roman belief.
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Numen: The Divine Presence in Roman Belief

Learn what numen means in Roman religion and how divine presence shaped belief, ritual, and everyday life in ancient Rome.
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