Ancient legends of Roman history . THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE PALATINE. THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE PALATINE.(CURIAE VETERES) ACCA LARENTIA 69 secret of the true name of Rome was connected with thegoddess Angerona. The worship of the goddess Dia took place at the bounda-ries of the ancient ager Romamis,—that is to say, at thefifth milestone from Rome on the Via Campana, where theActa of the Arval Brothers were found. This fact by nomeans excludes the possibility that, originally, such worshipmay have taken place also in the vicinity of the temple ofAngerona. Indeed, even under the Empir
Ancient legends of Roman history . THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE PALATINE. THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE PALATINE.(CURIAE VETERES) ACCA LARENTIA 69 secret of the true name of Rome was connected with thegoddess Angerona. The worship of the goddess Dia took place at the bounda-ries of the ancient ager Romamis,—that is to say, at thefifth milestone from Rome on the Via Campana, where theActa of the Arval Brothers were found. This fact by nomeans excludes the possibility that, originally, such worshipmay have taken place also in the vicinity of the temple ofAngerona. Indeed, even under the Empire the first andthe last days of the celebrations of the Arval Brotherswere held in the Roman The principal divinitiesinvoked in the Carmina of the Arval Brothers were Mars,the Lares and the Semones. This fact seems to contradictthe hypothesis that their worship was actually connectedwith that of Acca Larentia. Nevertheless, the opinionsof Masurius Sabinus and of other authors, who placedAcca Larentia in direct connection with the Arval Brothers,do not seem to
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