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This primitive religion was called the religion of Numa, named after the second of the seven Roman kings, to whom the establishment of the most important religious provisions was attributed. It was very simple, devoid of any pomp, knew neither statues nor temples. It did not last long in its purest form. The religious beliefs of neighboring nations penetrated into her, and now it is difficult to recreate her appearance, hidden by later layering. The gods of others were easy to take root in Rome, for the Romans had a custom, after conquering a city, to relocate the gods of the defeated to their capital, in order to win their favor and protect themselves from their anger. Before the Romans directly confronted the Greeks, who had had such an overwhelming influence on their religious beliefs, another nation, closer territorially, found its spiritual superiority before the Romans. They were Etruscans, a people of unknown origin, whose amazing culture has been preserved to this day in t...