Bellona

Reading notes

• The History of Rome, Book 8 §9 Bellona

  The Roman goddess of war, invoked among the deities of the devotio formula.

• The History of Rome, Book 10 §19 Bellona

  The Roman goddess of war, to whom Appius Claudius vowed a temple in the battle.

• The History of Rome, Book 28 §38 Bellona

  Bellona, war-goddess whose temple outside the pomerium was where the senate received returning generals.

• The History of Rome, Book 39 §29 temple of Bellona

  Bellona, the Roman war-goddess; her temple outside the pomerium was where the Senate received generals seeking a triumph.

• The History of Rome, Book 41 §6 temple of Bellona

  The temple of the war-goddess Bellona outside the pomerium, where returning generals and foreign envoys were received by the Senate.

• The History of Rome, Book 42 §11 Bellona

  Roman goddess of war; her temple, outside the city's sacred boundary, was used for Senate meetings involving returning commanders.