The rise and fall of Viyovis, the Etruscan god of criminals, slaves and soldiers.

1939, an almost completely covered ancient Roman building was discovered in the excavation under Piazza del Campidoglio.

This ancient Roman building is recognized as the Temple of Viyovis and is one of the oldest gods in Rome.

In the same area, a shelter was also found.

Ovid (about 43 BC to 18 BC) means that the temple has existed since romulus's time. In this refuge, romulus warmly welcomed refugees from other parts of Latin America to fill Rome, which was then a new city.

Ovid wrote in the book Fast: "When Rorem surrounded the grove with high stone walls, he said," Take refuge here. Who are you? You will be safe.

"Oh, the Romans rose from such a small starting point! How enviable that large group of old people is! " The main feature of this temple is the horizontally elongated hall, which is almost twice as wide as the depth, and is 15×8.

90 meters (49.2 1×29. 19 feet), which may be due to the limited available space, many other Roman buildings do not have this feature.

Another interesting feature of this temple is a marble statue of a young man without a beard, with a bundle of arrows in his right hand and a goat beside him. Under Campidoglio Square, the interior of Viyovis Temple was excavated.

I know little about this mysterious young god (in the public domain).

His name Viyovis has long been hidden by many other young Roman gods, such as Apollo or Bacchus. He hardly appeared in such stories as Jupiter, Venus and Neptune.

However, Viyovis was obviously an important enough god, who was worshipped in Bovitti and Latim and built temples for him in Rome, capito, Linshan, capito and Isola Tiberina.

The celebration dates of Viyovis are also called 1, March 7th and May 2nd1.

Unfortunately, there is no definite evidence about the nature of these festivals and the worship of other gods, because the study of Viyovis shows that his condition and function are constantly updated, and somewhere on the road, Viyovis is also connected with the underground world-a volcanic god in charge of swamps and earthquakes.

Viyovis also won a place in the coin, which means that some powerful Romans think he is a patron. Read more … like this preview and want to continue reading? You can! Join us (convenient and instant access) and see what you missed! ! All high-end goods provide full service and can be picked up immediately.

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MartiniFisher is a mythologist, who has written many books, including time maps: Motherland and Goddess Culture/Look at Martini Fisher, pictured above: Gladiator after the battle, José Moreno Carbonero (1882) Museo del Prado.

(Public domain), written by Martine Fisher, who comes from a family of historical and cultural lovers.

She graduated from Macquarie University in Australia with a degree in ancient history. Read more books.