Votive Stones of Pesaro

These votive stones were incised in a pre-Estrucan script, each bearing the name of an early Roman god.[1] APOLLO, the Sun-God; MAT[ER]-MATVTA, an ancient semone divinity of luci; FIDE, an ancient goddess of High Divinity status, and IVNONII (Juno), a goddess of multiple origin myths,[2] are a few of the names inscribed on the stones. They are estimated to date from c. 400 BC,[3][4] a time when Pesaro was called by its Latin name of Pisaurum.[5]

The stones are on display at the Museo Oliveriano, a Library and Museum in Pesaro housing the collections of Annibale degli Abati Olivieri, Giovanni Battista Passeri, and Giulio Perticari.[6][7]

## Contents

* 1 Etymology
* 2 See also
* 3 Further reading
* 4 References

## Etymology

Pesaro (Italian), fr. Pisaurum (latin), pis (pi π, plural) + (aurum, reflecting gold).[8]

## See also

* Votive offering {see section on Ancient Offerings}
* Pesaro, Italy, {see section on History}
* Annibale degli Abati Olivieri
* Lucus Pisaurensis, the Sacred Grove of Santa Venerada in Pesaro, Italy

it:Santa Veneranda (Pesaro)

## Further reading

Lucus Pisaurensis: The Sacred Grove of Il Pignocco in Pesaro, Italy, discovered by Annibale degli Abati Olivieri, http://www.ilpignocco.it/en/about-us/lucus-pisaurensis/

## References

1. ↑ Roman Votive Stones, http://www.italythisway.com/places/articles/pesaro-history.php
2. ↑ Online Etymology Dictionary, see references to transmigration http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Juno
3. ↑ Estrucan Scripts Through the Ages, http://www.ancientscripts.com/etruscan.html
4. ↑ Roman Votive Stones, http://www.italythisway.com/places/articles/pesaro-history.php
5. ↑ Etymology Pisaurum, http://www.italythisway.com/places/articles/pesaro-history.php
6. ↑ Spiegazione di alcuni monumenti degli antichi Pelasgi : trasportata dal Francese con alcune osservazioni sovra i medesimi. (1735)
7. ↑ Biblioteca Oliveriana, http://www.italythisway.com/places/articles/pesaro-history.php
8. ↑ History of Pesaro, Etymology of Pisaurum, http://www.italythisway.com/places/articles/pesaro-history.php

0.00

(0 votes)

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Social:Votive_Stones_of_Pesaro&oldid=3853449"