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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 8235437, member: 99554&quot;]<b><span style="color: #ff0000">March 1st</span></b> was the signal for the start of the festivities in honor of Mars Victor, featuring the dance of the <i>Salii</i> which continues through the month. In ancient Roman religion, the <i>Salii</i> were the &quot;jumping priests&quot; (from the verb <i>saliō</i> &quot;jump, leap&quot;) of Mars. They were twelve young patricians, dressed like archaic warriors: an embroidered tunic, a cuirass, a short red paludamentum, a sword and a spiked headdress called apex. Each year in March, the <i>Salii</i> made a procession round the city, dancing and singing the <i>Carmen</i> Saliare. The cult of Mars is essentially linked to war. Mars gave its name to the month that opens the season of war. Indeed, the war season lasts from March to October. When a war is declared, a Roman general must go to the sacrarium of Mars. He must then strike the ancilia (shields) and the sacred spear while pronouncing the formula &quot;<i>Mars vigila</i>&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1448597[/ATTACH] </p><p>Pompeii painting</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1448595[/ATTACH] </p><p>Victorinus</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1448596[/ATTACH] </p><p>Numerian</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As the god of war, Mars intervenes to ensure military victory in Rome. It is him who gives the impetus, who breathes courage into the troops, who multiplies the forces of the soldiers and ensures the quality of the armament. Mars is also a protective god of cultures. The god Mars is depicted holding a spear. He is usually helmeted and often wears a cuirass. He also sometimes has a shield or a sword or a trophy and often depicted naked (except for the boots ?) He is represented at rest or in the attitude of a fighter. I found that at least 32 Emperors used a depiction of Mars Victor on their coinage. Since I only have two of them, I’ll present a few others that maybe you have never seen, and moreover in gold. How many different examples can we pile in this thread ? </p><p><b>Please show me yours !</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1448598[/ATTACH] </b></p><p>Commodus</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1448599[/ATTACH] </p><p>Carinus</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1448600[/ATTACH] </p><p>Marcus Aurelius</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1448601[/ATTACH] </p><p>Severus Alexander</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1448602[/ATTACH] </p><p>Aurelian</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1448603[/ATTACH] </p><p>Septimius Severus[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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