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.
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.