#laribius

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Roman Calendar - May 1, Laribius

Celebration of Lares Praestites - protecting spirits of the the city - who had a temple on Via Sacra. According to Pliny the Elder their worship was instituted during the reign of Servius Tullius.

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*Lucius Caesius' denar (112-111 BCE) depicting Lares Praestites. The dog is probaly a symbol of watchfulness. Or it may refer to a tradition that a dog was the ordinary sacrifice offered to the Lares. (source: A dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology)