Ara Maxima of Hercules
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The Ara Maxima of Hercules was an ancient and highly revered altar in Rome dedicated to Hercules, traditionally associated with some of the city's earliest cult worship and legendary foundations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ara Maxima of Hercules (disputed attribution) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hercules sanctuary
ⓘ
ancient Roman altar ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greek influences on Roman religion
ⓘ
Roman merchants ⓘ Roman military virtues ⓘ cult of Hercules ⓘ strength and protection ⓘ |
| category |
Altars in ancient Rome
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Hercules in Roman religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Mythological places in Roman tradition ⓘ Roman temples and shrines in Rome ⓘ |
| civilization | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| cultRestrictions |
no women allowed to participate in some sacrifices
ⓘ
women excluded from certain rites ⓘ |
| cultTitleOfDeity |
Hercules Invictus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hercules Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | no clearly identifiable standing remains ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Regal period of Rome (traditional)
ⓘ
early Roman Republic ⓘ |
| function |
place of sacrifice
ⓘ
place of vows and offerings ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeologically debated site ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | Ara Maxima Herculis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Forum Boarium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Livy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ Varro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation |
Hercules and the cattle of Geryon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hercules’ victory over Cacus ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman polytheism
ⓘ
Roman religion ⓘ |
| ritualLanguage | Greek (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| significance |
highly revered altar in Rome
ⓘ
important center of Hercules worship in Rome ⓘ one of the earliest cult sites in Rome ⓘ |
| topographicalContext |
in the cattle market district of Rome
ⓘ
near the Tiber River ⓘ |
| traditionalFoundation |
attributed to Hercules
ⓘ
linked to legendary foundations of Rome ⓘ |
| worshipType |
public cult
ⓘ
state cult ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ara Maxima of Hercules (disputed attribution)