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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;expat, post: 24761333, member: 111067&quot;]Caprotina is an epithet of Juno in Her aspect as a fertility Goddess. As Juno Caprotina She is associated with goats (Latin capra, &quot;she-goat&quot;, caper, &quot;he-goat&quot;) and with figs, both of which are symbolic of fertility: the fig fruit bears many seeds, and goats are well-known for their randiness. Her festival was called the Nonae Caprotina, or the &quot;Nones of Caprotina&quot;, held on the nones or 7th day of July, and it was exclusively celebrated by women, especially slave-women.</p><p>The Roman explanation of the Nonae Caprotina is thus: after Rome had survived a siege by the Gauls (historically in the 4th century BCE), some of the less-friendly neighboring Latin tribes decided to take advantage of Rome&#039;s weakened position and demanded Roman women in marriage, under the threat of destroying the city. While the Senate debated what to do, a slave-woman named Tutela took the matter into her own hands: with a group of other slave-women dressed as free women, she went to the amassed enemy army, and under the guise of celebrating a wedding feast, got the Latins quite drunk. After they had fallen asleep the slave-girls took their weapons, and Tutela climbed a nearby wild fig tree (caproficus in the Latin) and waved a torch as signal for the Romans to attack. This they did, and as a reward for the resulting victory, the Senate gave each slave-woman who participated her freedom, as well as a generous dowry. After that, in remembrance of the victory, the Nonae Caprotina were celebrated. Fig-branches and the milky sap of the fig-tree were offered to Juno, and festivities, feasts and rites were held in the fig-grove of the Campus Martius (the Plain of Mars).</p><p>Juno Caprotina was usually depicted with goats, naturally enough: on one coin She rides a biga, a two &quot;horse&quot; chariot in this case drawn by a pair of goats; Her dress flows in the wind of Her speed and She holds what looks like a riding crop. On another coin, on which Her portrait is stamped, She wears a head-dress made of goat-hide, with the goat&#039;s head over Her own so that the horns are preserved in the back, and the lower jawline of the goat runs along Her own.</p><p><b>AR denarius (3,87 g. 17 mm.). Rome, 138 B.C. C Renius</b></p><p><b>Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet and 5 drop earring; behind, X designating value/</b></p><p><b>C•RENI below, ROMA in exergue, Juno Caprotina, holding crook, reins and scepter, driving biga of goats right.</b></p><p><b>Crawford 231/1; Sydenham 432; Renia 1.</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1583962[/ATTACH]</p><p>Please post your Juno Caprotinas or anything related to goats[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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