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Ancile

The ancile (Latin, plural ancilia) was a sacred shield of ancient Rome. According to legend, the divine shield fell from heaven during the reign of Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome. He ordered eleven copies made to confuse would-be thieves, since the original shield was regarded as one of the pignora imperii (pledges of rule), sacred guarantors…

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Ancile

Nodes38
Edges37
Triples51
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
Components1

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related to Ancile as pignora imperii · 18
Ancile → Ab Urbe Condita, Alongside, Commentary, Gods, He, Iliona, In Vergilii Aeneidem, Livy, Maurus Servius Honoratus, Mother, Orestes, Palladium, Priam, Roman, Servius, Veientines, Vesta, Virgil’s Aeneid
related to Myth · 17
Ancile → According, Augustan Age, Carmen Salire, Cult, Egeria, Jupiter, Mamurius, Mamurius Veturius, Numa, Ovid’s Fasti, Rome, The, This, Thus, Troy, Ulysses, When
related to References · 9
Ancile → Arts, Chambers, Cyclopædia, Ephraim, James, John Knapton, Sciences, This, Universal Dictionary
related to Etymology · 6
Ancile → Ancient, Greek, Plutarch, Some, Thracians, Varro
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Ancile → standard shield

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shield numa ancilia rome salii said shields pignora imperii according made eleven original sacred kept shape palladium plutarch varro legend

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Ancileis astandard shield0.90text
Ancilerelated to Ancile as pignora imperiiMaurus Servius Honoratus0.60section
Ancilerelated to Ancile as pignora imperiiRoman0.60section
Ancilerelated to Ancile as pignora imperiiIn Vergilii Aeneidem0.60section
Ancilerelated to Ancile as pignora imperiiCommentary0.60section
Ancilerelated to Ancile as pignora imperiiVirgil’s Aeneid0.60section
Ancilerelated to Ancile as pignora imperiiAlongside0.60section
Ancilerelated to Ancile as pignora imperiiServius0.60section
Ancilerelated to Ancile as pignora imperiiMother0.60section
Ancilerelated to Ancile as pignora imperiiGods0.60section
Ancilerelated to Ancile as pignora imperiiVeientines0.60section
Ancilerelated to Ancile as pignora imperiiOrestes0.60section

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