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Suovetaurilia logo #21000 The suovetaurilia or suovitaurilia was 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 (Lustratio). The ritual is preserved in Cato the Elder`s De Agri Cultura, `On Agriculture`. The first step was to lead the three animal......
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Suovetaurilia

Suovetaurilia logo #20764Sacrifice of a pig, sheep and bull.
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suovetaurilia

suovetaurilia logo #10444The major sacrifice of a boar (sus), a ram (ovis), and a bull (taurus), principally offered to the Capitoline Triad of Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.
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suovetaurilia

suovetaurilia logo #21199(in ancient Rome) a sacrifice of a hog, a ram, and a bull.
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