9. What civilization had the greatest influence on Roman religion?
History · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Answer: The civilization that had the greatest influence on Roman religion was the ancient Greek civilization. When Rome began to expand and came into closer contact with the Greek world, the Romans started to assimilate Greek deities and religious practices into their own religious system. This process was known as interpretatio romana, whereby the Romans identified foreign deities with their own deities, often adopting the Greek gods and myths, sometimes with little alteration, into their religion. For instance, the Greek god Zeus was identified with the Roman god Jupiter, Hera with Juno, and so on. This synthesis of religions created a pantheon that was predominantly Greco-Roman in nature, blending Roman gods with Greek mythology and rituals.