Salii
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The Salii were an elite group of dancing warrior-priests in ancient Rome, dedicated primarily to the god Mars and known for their ritual processions and hymns.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salii Collini | 0 |
| Salii Palatini | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman priesthood
ⓘ
Salii college ⓘ priestly college ⓘ religious order ⓘ |
| activeMonth |
March
ⓘ
October ⓘ |
| ageRequirement | from childhood ⓘ |
| alsoAssociatedWithDeity | Quirinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentMethod | co-option by existing members ⓘ |
| associatedFunction |
maintenance of the pax deorum
ⓘ
protection of the state ⓘ |
| associatedVirtue | martial valor ⓘ |
| city | Rome ⓘ |
| country | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| festival |
Armilustrium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
March festivals of Mars ⓘ |
| genderRequirement | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfHymns | archaic Latin ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersPerCollege | 12 ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
Mars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quirinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman religion ⓘ |
| ritualActivity |
ceremonial dancing
ⓘ
chanting hymns ⓘ ritual processions ⓘ striking shields while dancing ⓘ |
| ritualDress |
bronze breastplates
ⓘ
embroidered tunics ⓘ pointed apex caps ⓘ swords at the side ⓘ |
| ritualInstrument |
shields
ⓘ
swords ⓘ |
| ritualRoute | processions through the streets of Rome ⓘ |
| ritualSeason |
closing of the war season
ⓘ
opening of the war season ⓘ |
| ritualSong | Carmen Saliare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
guardians of sacred shields
ⓘ
ritual dancers ⓘ warrior-priests ⓘ |
| sacredObject | ancilia ⓘ |
| socialStatusRequirement | patrician ⓘ |
| subGroup |
Salii Collini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salii Palatini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.