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Devotio

In ancient Roman religion, the devotio was an extreme form of votum in which a Roman general vowed to sacrifice his own life in battle along with the enemy to chthonic gods in exchange for a victory. The most extended description of the ritual is given by the Augustan historian Livy, regarding the self-sacrifice of Decius Mus. The English word "devotion"…

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The invocation

AugustusPietyTraditionPontifexOvid
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Ancient Roman religionConsecratioRoman generalChthonicIn exchange for
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Other devotiones

TacitusGermanicus
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Evocatio

Tutelary deity
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The invocation

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Devotio

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples17
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
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Devotio

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related to The invocation · 15
Devotio → Although Livy, Archaic Triad, Augustus, BC, He, Jupiter, Livy, Mars, Ovid, Publius Decius Mus, Quirinus, Romans, Rome, Samnite Wars, The
related to Other devotiones · 2
Devotio → Germanicus, Tacitus

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ritual gods form livy prayer ancient sacrifice roman enemy jupiter votum religious archaic general battle along given decius mus word

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Devotiorelated to Other devotionesTacitus0.60section
Devotiorelated to Other devotionesGermanicus0.60section
Devotiorelated to The invocationLivy0.60section
Devotiorelated to The invocationAlthough Livy0.60section
Devotiorelated to The invocationAugustus0.60section
Devotiorelated to The invocationThe0.60section
Devotiorelated to The invocationOvid0.60section
Devotiorelated to The invocationArchaic Triad0.60section
Devotiorelated to The invocationJupiter0.60section
Devotiorelated to The invocationMars0.60section
Devotiorelated to The invocationQuirinus0.60section
Devotiorelated to The invocationRome0.60section

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