Ugh, beat me to it.
Ugh, beat me to it.
Instead, the Romans were "always harping on fides ['faith, trust']" (Dioc. Sic. 23.1); Cicero gives the virtue where Rome surpasses others as pietas (piety, Cic. Har. resp. 9.19).
Instead, the Romans were "always harping on fides ['faith, trust']" (Dioc. Sic. 23.1); Cicero gives the virtue where Rome surpasses others as pietas (piety, Cic. Har. resp. 9.19).
Vergil, meanwhile, gives the the unique arts of Rome as "to crown peace with laws, to spare in war the humble and to war down the proud" in the Aeneid.
These guys are ignorant of the culture they claim to idolize.
Vergil, meanwhile, gives the the unique arts of Rome as "to crown peace with laws, to spare in war the humble and to war down the proud" in the Aeneid.
These guys are ignorant of the culture they claim to idolize.
The Pula Amphitheater in Croatia, one of the world's six largest surviving Roman arenas, was built in the 1st century. At that time, Pula was a colonial hub known as Colonia Pietas Iulia Pola
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The Pula Amphitheater in Croatia, one of the world's six largest surviving Roman arenas, was built in the 1st century. At that time, Pula was a colonial hub known as Colonia Pietas Iulia Pola
#Photography #Fotografía #Istria
fecerit arbitria,
non, Torquate, genus, non te facundia, non te
restituet pietas;
infernis neque enim tenebris Diana pudicum
liberat Hippolytum,
nec Lethaea valet Theseus abrumpere caro
vincula Pirithoo.
fecerit arbitria,
non, Torquate, genus, non te facundia, non te
restituet pietas;
infernis neque enim tenebris Diana pudicum
liberat Hippolytum,
nec Lethaea valet Theseus abrumpere caro
vincula Pirithoo.
All I think rate ahead of something like fortitudo or vis (with its sometimes negative connotations!).
All I think rate ahead of something like fortitudo or vis (with its sometimes negative connotations!).
Once the 10th month of the Roman calendar, December began with festivals for Neptune & Pietas on the 1st — the start of a busy season that included Saturnalia & the birthday of Sol Invictus.
Follow @trimontiumtrust this month as we explore Roman winter traditions.
Once the 10th month of the Roman calendar, December began with festivals for Neptune & Pietas on the 1st — the start of a busy season that included Saturnalia & the birthday of Sol Invictus.
Follow @trimontiumtrust this month as we explore Roman winter traditions.