Similarities Between Ancient Rome And African Religions

Religion was a very big thing to people in ancient times. Ancient religion is what helped the world get started. From the earliest ages, Romans and Africans worshipped gods and goddesses. There are many differences and many similarities between ancient African and ancient Roman religions.
People in Ancient Rome believed in many religions that helped them make decisions. The first religion that ancient Romans believed in was Polytheistic. This means that they worshipped many gods. Romans took the Greek gods and gave them different names and worshiped them. The Romans took their gods and put animal heads on them instead of regular heads. Later on, in Roman culture, Christianity was created in ancient Rome . Christianity was illegal in ancient

Rome at one period of time. Christians believed in many different things, like they believed that if you lived correctly you would go to heaven. People who were not christian believed that gods were the only people that could go to heaven and that you go to a place called the underworld. Then in 313 CE the Constantine Empire turn changed to christianity, which made christianity legal.
Ancient Africans also had religions that they believed in that helped with life skills. christianity ruled most of North Africa. Ancient Africans worshiped some of the Egyptian gods a well as some of their own gods. Most slaves in ancient Africa moved to West Africa for a new life. Africans believed that when you died, you still lived in something called the afterlife. In rituals, people wore masks, chanted, and played the drums. Some of theses masks and instruments have helped us to learn more about rituals. During rituals ancient Africans believed that you were calling spirits of nature for help and assistance.
African and Roman religions are alike and different in many ways. Both Africans and Romans worshiped gods and goddesses. Romans and Africans worshiped their gods on special days.Romans placed animal heads on their gods instead of a their actual head, while the Africans didn’t. Christianity was also a big part of the Roman and African religion. The Africans and the Romans believed that there was an after life for the people who have died.
In conclusion, ancient Romans and ancient Africans had some different beliefs, and some things that were the same. Some artifacts that have been found have helped us figure out some of ancient history. There is still a lot that the world doesn’t know about, that may never be found out.