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A marble sacrificial altar dedicated to the Roman gods Mars and Venus, c. 124 CE. Later used as a pedestal for a statue of the god Silvanus. The carvings tell of the founding of Rome with the figures of Romulus and Remus, their adoptive shepherd father Faustulus and a personification of the river Tiber. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome)
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Cartwright, M. (2013, May 18). Roman Sacrificial Altar. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1237/roman-sacrificial-altar/
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