RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY
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Question
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Roman officials allowed people to worship whichever gods they wanted to! However ____
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They also needed to worship the Roman Emperors as gods, too.
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They did not allow Christians to worship their god.
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They did not allow the Jews to worship their god.
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They did not have a state-sponsored religion.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Also known as the Imperial Cult, it is the worship of Emperors and their families as divine began with the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE when the Roman state declared him to be “divus” or divine.
Detailed explanation-2: -Roman religion involved cult worship. Approval from the gods did not depend on a person’s behavior, but on accurate observance of religious rituals. Each god needed an image – usually a statue or relief in stone or bronze – and an altar or temple at which to offer prayers and sacrifices.
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