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Rome often approached the religions and spiritual belief systems of other peoples and cultures by claiming that their deific beings were the same as their own, but under other names. What is be origin of this mentality, why did it stop? Why does it not persist into our modern era?

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Was it common for historians not of this era to use letters (such as B.C.E. or A.C.E), or other methods of tracking periods such a symbol or inflection in the name? I have tried to google this in several ways and have found nothing of use.

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Rome often approached the religions and spiritual belief systems of other peoples and cultures by claiming that their deific beings were the same as their own, but under other names. What is be origin of this mentality, why did it stop? Why does it not persist into our modern era?	247
Was it common for historians not of this era to use letters (such as B.C.E. or A.C.E), or other methods of tracking periods such a symbol or inflection in the name? I have tried to google this in several ways and have found nothing of use.	3