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Roman gods & goddesses: everything you wanted to know
Episode 1713

Roman gods & goddesses: everything you wanted to know

From Mars to Minerva, Philip Freeman answers listener questions on the Roman pantheon of gods and goddesses

HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate

July 15, 202343m 25s

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Show Notes

How were Roman deities different to Greek deities? Why did the Romans sacrifice animals? What did religious cults get up to in ancient Rome? And just how many gods and goddesses did they worship? In our latest everything you wanted to know episode, Emily Briffett puts listener questions on the Roman pantheon of gods and goddesses to Philip Freeman, Professor of Classics at Pepperdine University.


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