concept
the pledge of empire
pledge of empire
also: Palladium
The image (identified with the Trojan Palladium) kept in the guardianship of Vesta's temple as the token of Rome's dominion.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 5 §52 that image which, as a pledge of empire
The image (identified with the Trojan Palladium) kept in the guardianship of Vesta's temple as the token of Rome's dominion.
- The History of Rome, Book 42 §49 Roman empire
The power and dominion of Rome (imperium Romanum), whose force and fortune the leaders invoked.