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 Roman religion was a polytheistic system that evolved from early Italic and Etruscan traditions, heavily influenced by Greek religion, and centered on state ritual, augury, and the maintenance of *pax deorum* (peace with the gods).
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Period: ~8th century BCE – ~4th century CE (suppressed under Christianity)
-- Type: Polytheistic, with later imperial cult
-- Key institutions: Pontifex Maximus, Vestal Virgins, College of Augurs
-- Influenced by: Etruscan religion, Greek religion
+- Period: ~8th century BCE – ~4th century CE (suppressed under Christianity) <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Type: Polytheistic, with later imperial cult <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Key institutions: Pontifex Maximus, Vestal Virgins, College of Augurs <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Influenced by: Etruscan religion, Greek religion <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Major Deities
-- Jupiter: King of the gods (Greek Zeus)
-- Juno: Queen of the gods (Greek Hera)
-- Mars: God of war (Greek Ares), father of Romulus
-- Minerva: Goddess of wisdom (Greek Athena)
-- Venus: Goddess of love (Greek Aphrodite), ancestor of the Julian family
-- Neptune, Mercury, Diana, Apollo, Vulcan, Ceres [^1]
+- Jupiter: King of the gods (Greek Zeus) <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Juno: Queen of the gods (Greek Hera) <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Mars: God of war (Greek Ares), father of Romulus <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Minerva: Goddess of wisdom (Greek Athena) <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Venus: Goddess of love (Greek Aphrodite), ancestor of the Julian family <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Neptune, Mercury, Diana, Apollo, Vulcan, Ceres @t[~1998] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Key Practices
-- Augury: Reading divine will through bird flight, entrails, and omens
-- Vestal Virgins: Six priestesses maintaining the sacred flame of Vesta
-- Imperial cult: Deification of emperors beginning with Julius Caesar (42 BCE) @t[=42 BCE]
-- *Religio*: Proper observance of ritual obligations to maintain divine favor [^2]
+- Augury: Reading divine will through bird flight, entrails, and omens <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Vestal Virgins: Six priestesses maintaining the sacred flame of Vesta <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Imperial cult: Deification of emperors beginning with Julius Caesar (42 BCE) @t[=42 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- *Religio*: Proper observance of ritual obligations to maintain divine favor @t[~2003] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Mystery Cults
-- Cult of Isis (from Egypt)
-- Mithraism (from Persia, popular with soldiers)
-- Cult of Cybele (from Anatolia)
+- Cult of Isis (from Egypt) <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Mithraism (from Persia, popular with soldiers) <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Cult of Cybele (from Anatolia) <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
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 [^1]: Beard, M. et al. *Religions of Rome* (Cambridge, 1998)
-[^2]: Scheid, J. *An Introduction to Roman Religion* (Indiana, 2003)
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+[^2]: Scheid, J. *An Introduction to Roman Religion* (Indiana, 2003)---
 
 ## Review Queue
 
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-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Period: ~8th century BCE – ~4th century CE (suppressed under Christianity)" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Type: Polytheistic, with later imperial cult" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Key institutions: Pontifex Maximus, Vestal Virgins, College of Augurs" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Influenced by: Etruscan religion, Greek religion" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Jupiter: King of the gods (Greek Zeus)" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Juno: Queen of the gods (Greek Hera)" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Mars: God of war (Greek Ares), father of Romulus" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Minerva: Goddess of wisdom (Greek Athena)" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Venus: Goddess of love (Greek Aphrodite), ancestor of the Julian family" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Neptune, Mercury, Diana, Apollo, Vulcan, Ceres [^1]" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Augury: Reading divine will through bird flight, entrails, and omens" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Vestal Virgins: Six priestesses maintaining the sacred flame of Vesta" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Imperial cult: Deification of emperors beginning with Julius Caesar (42 BCE)" - when was this true?
-> 42 BCE event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "*Religio*: Proper observance of ritual obligations to maintain divine favor [^2]" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 30: "Cult of Isis (from Egypt)" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 31: "Mithraism (from Persia, popular with soldiers)" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 32: "Cult of Cybele (from Anatolia)" - when was this true?
-> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2].
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Period: ~8th century BCE – ~4th century CE (suppressed under Christianity)" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Type: Polytheistic, with later imperial cult" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 12: "Key institutions: Pontifex Maximus, Vestal Virgins, College of Augurs" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 13: "Influenced by: Etruscan religion, Greek religion" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 16: "Jupiter: King of the gods (Greek Zeus)" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 17: "Juno: Queen of the gods (Greek Hera)" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 18: "Mars: God of war (Greek Ares), father of Romulus" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 19: "Minerva: Goddess of wisdom (Greek Athena)" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 20: "Venus: Goddess of love (Greek Aphrodite), ancestor of the Julian family" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 24: "Augury: Reading divine will through bird flight, entrails, and omens" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 25: "Vestal Virgins: Six priestesses maintaining the sacred flame of Vesta" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 26: "Imperial cult: Deification of emperors beginning with Julius Caesar (42 BCE)" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 30: "Cult of Isis (from Egypt)" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 31: "Mithraism (from Persia, popular with soldiers)" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
-- [x] `@q[missing]` Line 32: "Cult of Cybele (from Anatolia)" - what is the source?
-> Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2]
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 - [x] `@q[stale]` Line 21: "Neptune, Mercury, Diana, Apollo, Vulcan, Ceres [^1]" - Beard source from 1998 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
 > Scholarship remains current. Beard et al. (1998) findings are still accepted by modern historians.
 - [x] `@q[stale]` Line 27: "*Religio*: Proper observance of ritual obligations to maintain divine favor [^2]" - Scheid source from 2003 may be outdated, is this still accurate?