Equestris

"Equestrian." A surname of the goddess Fortuna. A temple of Fortuna Equestris was vowed by the consul Quintus Fulvius Flaccus in 180 BCE because she had helped him while he was a praetor in Spain during the Celtiberian war. It was dedicated on August 13, 173 BCE. Tacitus1 mentions a temple of Fortuna Equestris at Antium.

Equestris also occurs as a surname of Venus and Neptune. See also Equester.

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References

Notes

  1. Annals iii, 71.

Source

  • Livy. The History of Rome xl, 40; xlii, 3.