guy Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) The Samnites were one of the competing tribes with the Roman Republic on the Italian Peninsula. Here are some nice reviews: Quote “Samnite religion worshipped both spirits called numina and gods and goddesses. The Samnites honoured their gods by sacrificing live animals and using votive offerings. Few Samnite gods and goddesses are known, although there’s evidence that they worshiped Vulcan, Diana, Mars and Mefitis (goddess of the foul-smelling gases of the earth). Strabo states that the Samnites would take ten virgin women and ten young men, who were considered to be the best representation of their sex and mate them. Following this, the best women would be given to the best male, then the second-best women to the second-best male until all were coupled.” https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/07/the-ancient-samnites/144229?amp A nice review of the Samnite Wars: Edited July 30, 2022 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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