How did other societies (the Greeks, Hellenistic states, Han China, Parthian Persia) influence and affect the Romans?

Download Primary Source Set: Religious Influences on the Roman Empire 

This set focus on religious beliefs and practices to show how other cultures and civilizations (Greece, Persia, Egypt, other Near Eastern cultures) influenced Ancient Rome. With the examples of Diana, Cybele, Isis, and Mithras, students explore mystery cults and religious syncretism.