Jupiter is known as the king of gods in Roman mythology and, at the time of their empire, was the ultimate symbol of power, ...

Roman religion was split in two: ... The three most important gods were Jupiter (protector of the state), ... she was also a mother and a symbol of death and rebirth.

The Jupiter Dolichenus cult likely went global because soldiers for the Roman Empire were often recruited from the god's native land. Here, a relief of the god, along with the goddess Juno, which ...

Zeus and other ancient gods from various mythologies may be rooted in earlier Proto-Indo-European beliefs in a "sky father" ...

Archaeologists think it’s an offering to Jupiter Dolichenus, a god revered by Roman soldiers. The fortress, known as Apsaros , lies along Georgia’s western coast in what is now the town of Gonio .

Romans also had a set of public gods, such as Jupiter and Mars. ... However, the Roman religion was not the only one practiced in the first century AD. Far from it.