# When Did The Roman Religion Finally Die Out?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-roman-religion-finally-die-out/274262>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 11, 2004, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-roman-religion-finally-die-out/274262 "2004-11-11T20:14:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-roman-religion-finally-die-out/274262/41 "2004-11-22T03:28:47Z")

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> [@FriendRob](#):
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> People who wanted to celebrate Jesus would naturally do it in the way they were used to celebrating. That doesn’t mean that they were really celebrating Attis (or whoever).

One should appreciate that this potentially works both ways. The sceptics amongst us might say that whatever name they used (Jesus or Attis) they were just doing the same ol’. And if one ignores the names, and concentrates just on _what people are doing_ then there is good reason to think that one religion just became another.

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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-roman-religion-finally-die-out/274262/42 "2004-11-22T03:30:17Z")

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> [@ouryL](#):
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> When Did The Roman Religion Finally Die Out?
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> I think Catholicism is still alive but faltering.

In the Western world. In other parts of the world, it is growing like topsy.

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**Author:** ![UDS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecae2f/32.png) [@UDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UDS)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2004, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-roman-religion-finally-die-out/274262/43 "2004-11-22T05:57:57Z")

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> [@Princhester](#):
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> One should appreciate that this potentially works both ways. The sceptics amongst us might say that whatever name they used (Jesus or Attis) they were just doing the same ol’. And if one ignores the names, and concentrates just on _what people are doing_ then there is good reason to think that one religion just became another.

Only if you also ignore _what people believe or profess to believe_. Which is kind of a big thing to ignore when comparing religions to see if they are in fact the same.

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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2004, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-roman-religion-finally-die-out/274262/44 "2004-11-22T11:50:41Z")

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Maybe, maybe not, UDS. We’re getting into GD territory here and I’ll stop.

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