Catholic Church, the spiritual Roman Empire

 This is the St. Peter's Basilica where the Roman Pontiff resides

The answer is Yes!

The Roman Empire's religion

1. The chief Roman priest, head of the state religion, was known as the pontifex maximus;

2. The earliest Roman gods were the sky god Jupiter, the war god Mars, and Quirinus; other important early gods were Janus and Vesta. Many other deities were borrowed from Greek religion or associated with Greek gods, and the stories woven into Roman mythology were often taken directly from Greek mythology. Domestic shrines were devoted to divine ancestors or protectors, the Lares and Penates.

3. Dead Roman emperors were also raised to the status of divinities and were regarded with veneration and gratitude.
4. as a desperate attempt at novelty when appeals to the usual deities seemed stale, was the introduction of the Great Mother of Asia Minor, Cybele (204 bc).


Roman religion. (2011). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/...Roman-religion

The Roman Catholic church

1. The chief Roman priest, head of the state religion, was known as the Pontiff(pontifex maximus)

2. The trinity, three gods in one

3. Dead men and women were also raised to the status of "saints" (divinities) and were regarded with veneration and gratitude.

4. "Virgin Mary", the MOTHER of God