Civil religion has a completely different characterization in the generations of the ancient Greeks than it is considered in modern America. For the ancient Greeks, civil religion was a control of religion through the use of imperialistic practices to ensure better spiritual health of the state by subjecting its people to the orthopraxy specified by religious authority. The practice of civic religion in ancient Greece comes in many forms ranging from law imposing a consequence for transgression, to the election of the priesthood for commoner citizens, and even personal religion for each family. Many aspects of ancient Greece reflect the integration of state and religion, this aspect is also evident in the layout of state buildings. For the religion to be civic, people would also be obliged to venerate specific deities, although they were allowed to worship outside the state gods, the people had to be sure that those deities were accepted by the state so as not to take away from the recognized deities. The theme of religion was so deep-rooted that, although some priestly offices were appointed, the majority of them were elected without any other qualification than the absence of stain or citizenship. These offices should be performed in such a way as not to bring pollution to the temple of the gods, which would be seen as a kind of blasphemy. Making a person's religious practices the business of the entire state and creating a fusion of religion and state. A great example of the lack of division between religion and state is the office of the Archons. The positions were appointed by the Areopagus, a college of former archons. These offices were divided into different classifications and were responsible… middle of paper… to the citizens.” Controlling the citizens of a state by invoking the will of the gods is what is at the heart of a civic religion because the ancient Greeks recognized it as unity in their community. They knew that as a culture they were strong together and their religion was an extension of this ideal. Through practicing state rituals and festivals, enforcing laws of piety, and making the gods recognizable to their citizens, the ancient Greeks successfully employed religion in their daily lives. . Whether they were going to war, opening an assembly session, or seeking to be healed, they always consulted the gods first. Religion was not a trip to church on Sunday or a prayer before a meal. Religion was the powers and energies that an ancient Greek encountered on a daily basis. Their religion was who they were as a people, so deeply rooted was it what caused their existence.