<P> In some instances, deities of an enemy power were formally invited through the ritual of evocatio to take up their abode in new sanctuaries at Rome . </P> <P> Communities of foreigners (peregrini) and former slaves (libertini) continued their own religious practices within the city . In this way Mithras came to Rome and his popularity within the Roman army spread his cult as far afield as Roman Britain . The important Roman deities were eventually identified with the more anthropomorphic Greek gods and goddesses, and assumed many of their attributes and myths . </P>

Where do we see influences from roman mythology today