Titus Livius :

" Whether the task I have undertaken of writing a complete history of the Roman people from the very commencement of its existence will reward me for the labour spent on it, I neither know for certain, nor if I did know would I venture to say "

 

SALVETE QUIRITES !

This is  Certamen Historicum II - Roman Religion. Presented by : T. Artoria Marcella

 

                         QUESTION 3 : What was the first temple founded in Rome, to who (precisely) was it dedicated, and what two items were contained within? 
      ROMAN

    RELIGION

      Question 3 correct answer receive  3 points.

 

  QUESTION 4 :The Temple of Iuppiter Optimus Maximus on Capitoline Hill was the result of a vow made by Tarquinius Priscus and was dedicated on September 13th, 509 BCE.
     ROMAN

   RELIGION
     a)  Who performed the dedication and how was he chosen to do so?  ( 1 point ).

 
     b)  When asked to give up their altars and shrines to allow the building of the temple, which two     deities elected to remain where they were?  ( 1 point ).
    
     c)  According to Livy, what item was found doing work on the temple's foundation that was taken as an omen that Rome would someday dominate the world?  ( 1 point ).

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