Roman Priests
The Roman city was an organization that relied on many means to stay connected. ... Roman priests did their duty for the city as a whole rather than for individuals. Priests had to do rituals properly or the city would suffer. ... There were many different kinds of Roman priests. ... The salii, the twelve priests of Mars, were unique in that for most of the year they were only patricians. They only became priests during the festival of Mars, which they were in charge of. ... Every Roman household had a hearth, which the women of the family carefully tended. ... The priests of Rome and the colonies were different from the priests of today. ... As such the priests were a vital presence in a Roman city.