Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 1, 2008 16:57:04 GMT
I have just sat down with a glass of coke and the soundtrack to King Arthur and opened the Folio Society's "Legends of Ancient Rome" (2008) at my bookmarked place of page 247, and read the following:
"The greatest games in the calendar, dedicated to Jupiter Optimus Maximus, were inaugurated with the god's temple on the Capitol on 13 September 509 BC."
Googling him, ancienthistory.about.com adds the following:
"The temple for the aspect of Jupiter known as Jupiter Optimus Maximus (the best and greatest) was located on the Capitoline Hill in honor of a vow made by Tarquinius Priscus in his wars against the Sabines. Jupiter Optimus Maximus is abbreviated IOM. he was also known as Jupiter Highest and Most Supreme (Juppiter Summus Exsuperantissimus). The Ludi Romani, held in September were in honor of Jupiter Optimus Maximus. A festival for him was held on the Ides of September. Together with Juno Regina and Minerva, he was part of the Capitoline Triad. The three deities shared temples called Capitolia."
Martin
"The greatest games in the calendar, dedicated to Jupiter Optimus Maximus, were inaugurated with the god's temple on the Capitol on 13 September 509 BC."
Googling him, ancienthistory.about.com adds the following:
"The temple for the aspect of Jupiter known as Jupiter Optimus Maximus (the best and greatest) was located on the Capitoline Hill in honor of a vow made by Tarquinius Priscus in his wars against the Sabines. Jupiter Optimus Maximus is abbreviated IOM. he was also known as Jupiter Highest and Most Supreme (Juppiter Summus Exsuperantissimus). The Ludi Romani, held in September were in honor of Jupiter Optimus Maximus. A festival for him was held on the Ides of September. Together with Juno Regina and Minerva, he was part of the Capitoline Triad. The three deities shared temples called Capitolia."
Martin
