What attracts you to Late Rome?

[starman2012]

What did you mean by Romans possessing a secular worldview before Christianity took hold? My understanding has always been that religion had played a tremendous role in Roman life, no matter what deity was being honored or what time period it was.

My understanding was that religion was initially important in Roman society but belief in the old gods was undermined by hellenic philosophic speculation. A western civ teacher said religion meant very little to the romans (I believe he was referring to those of the early Imperial period). Occasionally they'd just pour out a libation.