In particular, the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion – called the di consentes – paralleled the gods of Greek mythology. Although they kept Latin names and images ...

Each god and goddess had power over a different aspect ... Everyone’s favourite hero was Heracles (the Romans called him Hercules). Heracles was Zeus’s son. He was so strong he could kill ...

that led the owners to christen the rooms with metal plaques marked with the names of the Greek gods and goddesses from Hercules to Apollo. They hired local architect David Matheny to help with ...