Title
Romans offering The suovetaurilia or suovitaurilia.
Caption
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
Credit line
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Reference
UMG23A58_124
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,1Mb (7,4Mb) / 16,9in x 11,5in / 5056 x 3464 (300dpi)