Prayer to Bellona
Bellona
If today, Bellona, You grant us victory, a new temple I vow.
Fons · Source
AuthorLivy
WorkAb Urbe Condita
Section10.19.17-18
Periodlate 1st c. BC (recording events of 296 BC)
OccasionAppius Claudius Caecus's battlefield vow to Bellona during the Third Samnite War (296 BC) — promise of a temple in return for victory
Classificatio · Taxonomy
Cultureroman
Formritual
DeitiesBellona
Functionsoath · dedication
Spheremilitary