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Roman Culture and Religion Restored

(updated to 1.1.2)

This is the standalone version of my other mod The Roman Empire Restoration Project. By standalone i mean this here only has the custom roman religion without any modifications to characters or factions, which means you can convert with any base faction from scratch the same way you convert to any religion: by going into the religion tab and finding the Pantheon Maioris Romanus. Keep in mind that it will cost a LOT piety to do it even with the Apostate perk from the learning tree it costs 50k+ piety to convert since its a dead religion.
This is more of a option for people who only wants the religion and nothing else.

I would still recomend to get my other mod instead since the religion and culture are already there with the roleplay alternative history and i also plan into expanding it with several things: The Roman Empire Restoration Project

ps: you dont need both mods just get one.


The rebirth of the Roman religion is upon us! This mod adds the Pantheon Maioris Romanus religion to the game, which is a reformed organized version of the true old roman cults and religion called Mos Maiorum.
It has the actual roman names for everything including Gods (like Jupiter, Mars, Neptune etc..) and religion head titles (Pontifex Maximus).

This mod has Graeco Roman Temples incorporated. Courtesy of the author.


Why these tenets?

Pursuit of Power: "The augurs read the will of the gods and supervised the marking of boundaries as a reflection of universal order, thus sanctioning Roman expansionism as a matter of divine destiny. The Roman triumph was at its core a religious procession in which the victorious general displayed his piety and his willingness to serve the public good by dedicating a portion of his spoils to the gods, especially Jupiter, who embodied just rule."

Ritual Celebrations: "Roman calendars show roughly forty annual religious festivals. Some lasted several days, others a single day or less: sacred days (dies fasti) outnumbered "non-sacred" days (dies nefasti). A comparison of surviving Roman religious calendars suggests that official festivals were organized according to broad seasonal groups that allowed for different local traditions. Some of the most ancient and popular festivals incorporated ludi ("games", such as chariot races and theatrical performances), with examples including those held at Palestrina in honour of Fortuna Primigenia during Compitalia (one of the "moveable feasts"), and the Ludi Romani in honour of Liber. Other festivals may have required only the presence and rites of their priests and acolytes, or particular groups, such as women at the Bona Dea rites."

Esotericism: " The mystery schools of Greco-Roman antiquity include the Eleusinian Mysteries, the Dionysian Mysteries, and the Orphic Mysteries. Some of the many divinities that the Romans nominally adopted from other cultures also came to be worshipped in Mysteries, for instance, Egyptian Isis, Persian Mithras from the Mithraic Mysteries, Thracian/Phrygian Sabazius, and Phrygian Cybele."
"Considering the occult and initiatic character of Saturn in astrology, we should not ignore the little known esoteric dimension of the Saturnalia (the ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December). Macrobius states that “it is not permitted to unveil the side of the Saturnalia which teaches about the arcane nature of the godhead but only what is disguised in fables and told to the common people… That is because not even in those initiatic ceremonies is it allowed to narrate the occult reasons emanating from the source of pure truth…” Through Saturn, says Macrobius, “from an uncultivated and dark life, we are released into the light.”

Why pluralism?

"As the Romans extended their dominance throughout the Mediterranean world, their policy in general was to absorb the deities and cults of other peoples rather than try to eradicate them, since they believed that preserving tradition promoted social stability. One way that Rome incorporated diverse peoples was by supporting their religious heritage, building temples to local deities that framed their theology within the hierarchy of Roman religion. Inscriptions throughout the Empire record the side-by-side worship of local and Roman deities, including dedications made by Romans to local gods.
The Roman Empire expanded to include different peoples and cultures; in principle, Rome followed the same inclusionist policies that had recognised Latin, Etruscan and other Italian peoples, cults and deities as Roman. Those who acknowledged Rome's hegemony retained their own cult and religious calendars, independent of Roman religious law."

Why a temporal head of faith?

"Towards the end of the Republic, religious and political offices became more closely intertwined; the office of pontifex maximus became a de facto consular prerogative. Augustus was personally vested with an extraordinary breadth of political, military and priestly powers; at first temporarily, then for his lifetime. He acquired or was granted an unprecedented number of Rome's major priesthoods, including that of pontifex maximus; as he invented none, he could claim them as traditional honours. Augustus obtained the pax deorum, maintained it for the rest of his reign and adopted a successor to ensure its continuation. This remained a primary religious and social duty of emperors.
The imperial order emphasized commemoration of great men and events which led to the concept and practice of divine kingship. Emperors postceding Augustus subsequently held the office of Chief Priest (pontifex maximus) combining both political and religious supremacy under one title.
In Rome, state cult to a living emperor acknowledged his rule as divinely approved and constitutional."



Barbershop for everyone
so you can change the crowns of your rules since most of the crowns are christian ones