A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . Roman Domestic 124 ROME the twelve shields, one of which was believed to have droppedfrom the sky in the time of ISTuma. The chief gods worshiped were Jnpiter, the god ofthe sky; his wife, Juno,the goddess of maternity;Minerva, the goddess ofwisdom; Apollo, the godof augury and the arts;Diana, the goddess of thechase and archery; Mars,the god of war; and Mer-cury, the god of Lares and Penateswere household divinities,guardians of the all the divinities Jupi-ter was the best and mosthigh. His princ
A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . Roman Domestic 124 ROME the twelve shields, one of which was believed to have droppedfrom the sky in the time of ISTuma. The chief gods worshiped were Jnpiter, the god ofthe sky; his wife, Juno,the goddess of maternity;Minerva, the goddess ofwisdom; Apollo, the godof augury and the arts;Diana, the goddess of thechase and archery; Mars,the god of war; and Mer-cury, the god of Lares and Penateswere household divinities,guardians of the all the divinities Jupi-ter was the best and mosthigh. His principal tem-ple was on the he surveyed thecity of which he was thepowerful guardian. Con-suls when they entered upon their office, generals at the endof a campaign, conquerors who enjoyed the honors of a tri-umph, offered to him solemn worship. All stood in awe of thedeity who could hurl thunderbolts from Vestal CHAPTER XX ROME UNDER THE PATRICIANS (509-304 ) Rivalry of Classes. — After the abolition of royalty therewas a series of struggles between the patricians and the plebe-ians. The poorer plebeians suffered greatly, especially at thehands of their rich creditors. A threat made by the unitedplebeians that they would found a town three miles from Romeled to an agreement providing for the election of Tribunes ofthe People, who should have the right to veto any legal oradministrative measure. The power of the tribunes graduallybecame controlling, and they used it (among other ways) toprevent unfairness in the conscription or military enrolment. The Plebeian Assembly. — Aboiit this time a new Assembly,the Comitia of Tribes, was instituted. This body chose thetribunes. Its rights were extended more and more, and intime it chose the two Aediles, assistants of the tribunes, whosuperintended the business of the markets. The consulSpurius Cassius (486 ) framed a law to remove t
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