Religion & Religious Ranks

The divine favor of the gods or goddesses is an important thing to consider. A god or goddess who is neglected may become wrathful and a wrathful god can negatively affect many things in his dominion.

The following list, show the range of moods that a god may have. The default mood at start is indifferent for all the gods and goddesses. At indifferent, you will neither see the wrath, nor the blessings. Ranging from bad to good, you get:

• furious
• wrathful
• incensed
• indignant
• disgruntled
• indifferent
• content
• cheerful
• blissful
• merry
• elated

The following list shows the name, gender and dominion of all the gods and goddesses. There are a total of 38 gods and goddesses.

• M apollo = medicine, archery, poetry, herds, flocks
• M bacchus = wine, chaos
• F bellona = war
• F bona dea = fertility, healing
• F carmenta = childbirth, prophecy
• F ceres = grains
• M consus = harvests, grain storage
• F diana = hunt, children
• M faunus = forests, plains, fields, cattle
• M falacer = thunder, rain, heavens
• F flora = flowers, vegetation
• F fortuna = luck
• F furrina = robbers, thieves
• M janus = doors, beginnings, ends
• F juno = figs, state
• M jupiter = state, lightning
• F maia = growth
• M mars = war, agriculture
• F meditrina = health, wine
• M mercurius = trade, merchants, travellers, grains trade
• F minerva = commerce, crafts, wisdom, medicine
• M neptunus = sea, horses
• F ops = bountiful harvests
• M pales = shepherds, flocks
• M pluto = underworld, metals
• F pomona = fruits, trees,
• M portunus = ports, gates
• F proserpina = apples, spring
• M quirinus = war, state
• M robigus = protector against wheat rust
• M saturnus = agriculture, seed
• M silvanus = forests, cattle
• M uranus = heavens
• F tellus = animal husbandry
• F venus = childbirth, vegetables
• F vesta = hearth, homes
• M vulcanus = smithing, arms, armor, iron
• M volturnus = springs, rivers, fountains

The following list shows all the available festivals according to the seasons and to which gods or goddesses the festivals are attributed.

• SPR (ian-mar):
• 1 feriae agonalia (jupiter, mars, minerva)
• 2 feriae carmentalia (carmenta)
• 3 ludi equirria (mars)
• 4 feriae lupercalia (faunus)
• 5 feriae matronalia (juno)
• 6 feriae quinquatria (minerva, mars)
• 7 feriae sementivae (ceres, tellus)
• 8 feriae liberalia (bacchus)
• 9 feriae junonalia (juno)
• 10 feriae quirinalia (quirinus)
• 11 feriae fortunalia (fortuna)
• 12 feriae nemoralia (diana)
• SUM (apr-iun):
• 1 feriae agonalia (jupiter, mars, minerva)
• 2 ludi ceriales (ceres)
• 3 ludi florales (flora)
• 4 feriae fordicidia (tellus)
• 5 feriae veneralia (venus, fortuna)
• 6 feriae parilia (pales)
• 7 ludi robigalia (robigus)
• 8 feriae vinalia priora (jupiter, venus)
• 9 feriae mercuralia (mercurius)
• 10 feriae tubilustrium (minerva, mars)
• 11 feriae vestalia (vesta)
• 12 feriae ambarvalia (mars, ceres)
• AUT (iul-sep):
• 1 feriae caprotinia (juno)
• 2 ludi consualia (consus, neptunus)
• 3 feriae opalia (ops)
• 4 feriae furrinalia (furrina)
• 5 ludi neptunalia (neptunus)
• 6 feriae vulcanalia (vulcanus)
• 7 ludi apollinares (apollo)
• 8 feriae lectisternia (jupiter, juno, minerva)
• 9 ludi magni (jupiter)
• 10 feriae vinalia rustica (jupiter, venus)
• 11 feriae adonalia (venus)
• 12 feriae vestalia (vesta)
• 13 feriae portunalia (portunus)
• WIN (oct-dec):
• 1 feriae agonalia (jupiter, mars, minerva)
• 2 feriae armilustrium (mars)
• 3 feriae saturnalia (saturnus)
• 4 ludi compitalia (lares)
• 5 feriae brumalia (bacchus)
• 6 feriae opalia (ops)
• 7 feriae vinalia meditrinalia (jupiter, venus, meditrina)
• 8 feriae larentalia (quirinus)
• 9 feriae cereris (ceres)
• 10 ludi capitolini (jupiter)
• 11 feriae saturnia (saturnus, jupiter, neptunus, pluto)
• 12 feriae pomonia (pomona)
• 13 feriae consualia (consus)

The Rex Sacrorum can only assign one festival to the calender each week. There are two kinds of festivals: (1) the feriae, and (2) the ludi. Ludi require a race in the circus as part of the festival, while ordinary feriae only need a banquet. A completed festival will increase the divine favor of the gods or goddesses that the festival was attributed to.

Pontifex Maximus

The Pontifex Maximus is the head of the Roman state religion. He assigns the other priests to any vacant positions. The term of office of a Pontifex Maximus is lifelong.

Rex Sacrorum

The Rex Sacrorum is in charge of the calender and he gets to decide which festival are supposed to be held. The term of office of a Rex Sacrorum is lifelong.

Flamen

The Flamen is a high priest who is dedicated to a particular god or goddess. The term of office of a Flamen is lifelong. The following list shows the Flamen and to which god or goddess they are dedicated.

• Flamen Dialis (Jupiter)
• Flamen Martialis (Mars)
• Flamen Quirinalis (Quirinus)
• Flamen Carmentalis (Carmenta)
• Flamen Cerialis (Ceres)
• Flamen Falacer (Falacer)
• Flamen Floralis (Flora)
• Flamen Furrialis (Furrina)
• Flamen Palatualis (Pales)
• Flamen Pomonalis (Pomona)
• Flamen Portunalis (Portunus)
• Flamen Volcanalis (Vulcanus)
• Flamen Volturnalis (Volturnus)

The Virgo Vestalis are the only priestesses in the state religion. There are 2 Virgo Vestales. They keep the sacred flame of the goddess Vesta. A Virgo Vestalis cannot marry.

Augur

An augur is a priest who attempts to make divine predictions and who tries to interpret the mood of the gods. An augur is also required to consecrate a temple. There may be 3 to 7 Augurs, as the Senate sees fit. The term of office of an Augur is lifelong. An Augur is entitled to a stipend (civilian salary) from the state.

Duovir

The 2 Duovirs are in charge of the Sybilline books. A Duovir is entitled to a stipend (civilian salary) from the state.

Epulones

The Epulones are the banquet managers. They oversee the state banquets. There may be 3 to 7 Epulones, as the Senate sees fit. An Epulonis is entitled to a stipend (civilian salary) from the state.

Sacerdos

The Sacerdotes are the ordinary priests of the temples. A Sacerdos sees to it, that a temple functions and that the god or goddess of the temple is paid tribute to in the form of offerings from citizens who visit the temple. There is 1 Sacerdos for each temple. A Sacerdos is entitled to a stipend (civilian salary) from the state.

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