Fetiales
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The Fetiales were a specialized college of Roman priests responsible for overseeing declarations of war, peace treaties, and diplomatic rituals in early Roman religion and law.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman priesthood
ⓘ
priestly college ⓘ religious institution ⓘ |
| alternativeFounderTradition | Ancus Marcius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | ius fetiale ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman law
ⓘ
Ancient Roman priests ⓘ Roman religious colleges ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Roman public law
ⓘ
Roman religious law ⓘ |
| function |
conduct of diplomatic rituals
ⓘ
guardianship of international law rituals ⓘ oversight of declarations of war ⓘ oversight of peace treaties ⓘ |
| influenceOnLaterLaw | concepts of international law in Roman thought ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalConcept | just war doctrine in Rome ⓘ |
| linkedDeity | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Roman state religion ⓘ |
| membershipType | patrician priests ⓘ |
| notableOffice | pater patratus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 20 ⓘ |
| officeTerm | life tenure ⓘ |
| paterPatratusRole | spokesman in fetial rituals ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Roman religion ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | priests of Jupiter ⓘ |
| responsibility |
ensuring treaties were religiously valid
ⓘ
ensuring wars were just (bellum iustum) ⓘ performing expiatory rites for treaty violations ⓘ |
| ritualAct |
reciting formal formulae in the name of Rome
ⓘ
swearing oaths on behalf of the Roman people ⓘ throwing a spear to declare war ⓘ |
| ritualLocation |
Roman border
ⓘ
enemy territory (symbolic or real) ⓘ |
| ritualObjectUsed |
sacred herbs
ⓘ
spear ⓘ |
| roleInDiplomacy |
conclusion of treaties
ⓘ
oath-taking for treaties ⓘ |
| roleInWar |
formal declaration of war
ⓘ
ritual demand for restitution before war ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | co-option within the college ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Cicero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dionysius of Halicarnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ Livy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| traditionalFounder | Numa Pompilius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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