Religion or belief · 753 BCE – today
Religion in ancient Rome
3 events
Religion in ancient Rome was polytheistic, consisted of varying imperial and provincial religious practices, which were followed both by the Roman people as well as those who were brought under its rule.
Text from the Wikipedia article Religion in ancient Rome, CC BY-SA 4.0
Built from Wikidata: an event or person is listed when Wikidata links them to this page, as shown next to each one. Many aren’t recorded there, so this list is incomplete.
Showing 3,196 years
Key people
Julius Caesar100 BCE – 44 BCERoman general and dictatorSource: Wikidata (religion)
Augustus63 BCE – 14 CEFirst emperor of the Roman Empire and founder of the Julio-Claudian dynastySource: Wikidata (religion)
Cicero106 BCE – 43 BCERoman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Marcus Aurelius121 CE – 180 CE16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopherSource: Wikidata (religion)
Constantine the Great272 CE – 337 CERoman emperor from 306 to 337 and first to convert to Christianity (272–337)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Nero37 CE – 68 CEFifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Caligula12 CE – 41 CEThird Roman emperor (37–41)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Tiberius42 BCE – 37 CESecond Roman Emperor from 14 to 37 ADSource: Wikidata (religion)
Trajan53 CE – 117 CE13th Roman Emperor (98–117)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Vespasian9 CE – 79 CENinth Roman Emperor and founder of the Flavian dynasty (69–79)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Hadrian76 CE – 138 CE14th Roman Emperor (117–138)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Claudius10 BCE – 54 CEFourth Roman emperor (41–54)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Cato the Elder234 BCE – 149 BCERoman politician, soldier and writer (234–149 BC)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Titus39 CE – 81 CETenth Roman Emperor (79–81)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Pompey106 BCE – 48 BCERoman general and statesman (106–48 BC)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Domitian51 CE – 96 CE11th Roman Emperor (81–96)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Diocletianc. 240 CE – 316 CEAugustus of the Eastern Roman Empire (244-311)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Antoninus Pius86 CE – 161 CE15th Roman Emperor (138–161)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Septimius Severus146 CE – 211 CERoman emperor from 193 to 211Source: Wikidata (religion)
Galba3 BCE – 69 CESixth Roman Emperor (68–69)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Caracalla188 CE – 217 CERoman emperor from 198 to 217Source: Wikidata (religion)
Otho32 CE – 69 CESeventh Roman Emperor (69)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Vitellius15 CE – 69 CEEighth Roman Emperor (69)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Nerva30 CE – 98 CE12th Roman Emperor (96–98)Source: Wikidata (religion)Severus Alexander208 CE – 235 CERoman Emperor (208-235)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Macrinus164 CE – 218 CERoman emperor from 217 to 218Source: Wikidata (religion)
Decius201 CE – 251 CERoman Emperor (201-251)Source: Wikidata (religion)Pertinax126 CE – 193 CEEmperor of Ancient Rome (126-193)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Constantius Chlorus250 CE – 306 CERoman emperor (250-306)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Philip the Arab204 CE – 249 CERoman Emperor (204-249)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Lucius Verus130 CE – 169 CEJoint Roman Emperor with Marcus Aurelius (161–169)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Valerianc. 200 CE – 260 CERoman emperorSource: Wikidata (religion)
Maximinus Thrax173 CE – 238 CERoman Emperor (173-238)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Claudius Gothicus214 CE – 270 CERoman Emperor from 268 to 270 (213–270)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Gordian I159 CE – 238 CERoman EmperorSource: Wikidata (religion)
Gordian III225 CE – 244 CERoman emperor (225-244)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Licinius263 CE – 325 CERoman emperor from 308 to 324Source: Wikidata (religion)
Gallienus218 CE – 268 CERoman emperor (218-268)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Maximian240 CE – 310 CERoman emperorSource: Wikidata (religion)
Galerius258 CE – 311 CERoman emperor (250-311)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Aemilian207 CE – 253 CERoman emperor (207-253)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Pupienusc. 170 CE – 238 CERoman EmperorSource: Wikidata (religion)Trebonianus Gallus206 CE – 253 CERoman Emperor from 251 to 253 (206-253)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Tacitus200 CE – 276 CERoman emperor from 275 to 276Source: Wikidata (religion)
Balbinus178 CE – 238 CERoman Emperor (178-238)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Maxentius278 CE – 312 CERoman emperor (r. 306–312)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Quintillus212 CE – 270 CERoman emperor (270)Source: Wikidata (religion)
Numa Pompilius753 BCE – 671 BCELegendary second king of Rome, succeeding RomulusSource: Wikidata (religion)
Showing the 48 best-known of 54 people.
Everything that happened
- 753 BCE – 509 BCERoman KingdomLatiumThe Roman Kingdom, also known as the Roman monarchy and the regal period of ancient Rome, was the earliest period of Roman history, when the city and its territory were ruled by kings.Source: Wikidata (religion)
- 509 BCE – 27 BCERoman RepublicEuropeThe Roman Republic (Latin: Res publica Romana, pronounced [ˈreːs ˈpuːblɪka roːˈmaːna]) was the era of classical Roman civilisation beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of Actium.Source: Wikidata (religion)
- 27 BCE – 395 CERoman EmpireEuropeThe Roman Empire was a state that dominated the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa during the classical period. The Roman Republic had previously conquered most of these territories, which later came under permanent single-person rule following Octavian's rise to power and the establishment of the Augustan Principate in 27 BC.Source: Wikidata (religion)