sol is the roman god of the sun.
sol is the roman god of the sun.
what is the roman god of the sun?
sol
in theory, soldiers were only permitted to honour such non-roman gods as had been officially approved by the "collegium pontificum" ("board of high priests") in rome, which regulated the state religion. the board would assess whether a foreign cult was acceptable. if so, by the process of "interpretatio romana", a non-roman god was officially annexed to a roman god on the basis of shared characteristics "e.g." mars toutates, the assimilation of a gallic deity to the roman god of war. in practice, off-duty soldiers were allowed to follow whatever cults they pleased, providing they were not specifically prohibited. many surviving military dedications, especially those offered by the lower ranks, are to non-roman deities alone.
imperial roman army
bullet::::3. salon de mercure (mercury, roman god of trade, commerce, and the liberal arts; associated with the planet mercury)









































bullet::::4. salon d’apollon (apollo, roman god of the fine arts; associated with the sun)









































bullet::::5. salon de jupiter (jupiter, roman god of law and order; associated with the planet jupiter)









































bullet::::6. salon de saturne (saturn, roman god of agriculture and harvest)









































bullet::::7. salon de vénus (venus, roman goddess of love; associated with the planet venus)
grand appartement du roi