Sujet

Romans offering The suovetaurilia or suovitaurilia.

Légende

Romans offering The suovetaurilia or suovitaurilia, one of the most sacred and traditional rites of Roman religion, the sacrifice of a pig (sus), a sheep (ovis) and a bull (taurus) to the deity Mars to bless and purify land. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

Date

1915

Crédit

Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive

Notre référence

UMG23A58_124

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,1Mo (7,4Mo) / 42,8cm x 29,3cm / 5056 x 3464 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Ancient Bless Bull Ceremony Civilization Customs Deity God Historical History Illustration Land Mars Offering Ovis People Pig Purify Religion Rites Romans Rome Sacred Sacrifice Sacrificial Sheep Taurus Traditional