Classical religion Ancient Roman religion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Ancient_Roman_religion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_ancient_Rome https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q337547 Ancient Roman religions The ancestral ethnic religion of the city of Rome that the Romans used to define themselves as a people, as well as the religious practices of peoples brought under Roman rule, in so far as they became widely followed in Rome and Italy. The Romans thought of themselves as highly religious, and attributed their success as a world power to their collective piety (pietas) in maintaining good relations with the gods. The Romans are known for the great number of deities they honored, a capacity that earned the mockery of early Christian polemicists. religion in Ancient Rome