huntress who roamed the forest with her attendants and is the Goddess of the moon and purity. ☼ Apollo- God of music, arts, reason, and bringer of plagues and diseases. ☼ Mercury- The Messenger of the Gods who was very fast with the aid of magical sandals and helmet with wings on them. He is also the God of Peaceful Trade. ☼ Bracchus- The God of Wine. Celebrations were part of his worship. ☼ Lares & Panates- Gods of the household. Lares guarded he House while Penates guarded the familys Pantry. ☼ Vesta- Goddes of Fire and the Hearth surrounding it. She was worshiped in the Home and in Temples as well. ☼ Saturn- God of Weights and Measures and agriculture as well. Even though he was a dark and disturbing God, his celebration was a time of great cheer. The ‘Capitoline Triad’ consisted of Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. They shared the same temple together on the capitol of Italy; Rome. The religions of all the people under Roman Rule were all Christian, and anybody else of different religion was dealt with, either death or they changed to Christianity. The Romans waged some wars with the Jewish peoples until they were all whipped out or they changed religion. The fall of Rome came in 395 A.D. when Alaric, a former Roman Commander, who was a Visigoth, seized all of Rome's Provinces along the Danube River. Then, in 410 A.D., Alaric invaded Rome itself. After 6 days, all of Rome was burned and dead. Then Alaric moved on to Gaul. In 476new invaders called Ostrogoths, invaded Italy deposed the last Emperor, Romulus Augustulus. He was given a pension and Romulus left to live with his family. The Roman Empire was at an end. Although the Roman Empire has fallen, the peoples who took over still used the Roman influence, the only one they knew, and rebuilt. The Roman Coinage was still used, buildings were still built the same way, and the Roman Government was still around in some areas, except the emperor...
