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Carmenta inventing the Latin alphabet (Antoine Dufour, 1504)

Carmenta, the Goddess of Childbirth and Prophecy

November 21, 2025September 22, 2022

In Roman religion, Carmenta or Nicostrata, is one of the Camenae goddesses and is included in the group of Di indigetes. The Latin alphabet was … Read more

Antevorta

October 1, 2022September 22, 2022

Antevorta, also known as Porrima, is included in the group of Di indigetes and is one of the four Camenae. She is the goddess of the … Read more

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Carmenta, the Goddess of Childbirth and Prophecy

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Sextus Roscius of Ameria: The Parricide Trial That Launched Cicero

A Murder Trial in Ancient Rome: The Poison Ring of 331 BC

A Murder in Ancient Rome: The Case of Pedanius Secundus and the Slaughter of His Household

The Surreal Story of How Wehrmacht’s Central Asian Conscripts Wiped Out Tuscany’s Historic Camels

Venice: A Guide to the City and Its Lagoon

Pink Flamingos Are Returning to the Venice Lagoon in Record Numbers

South Tyrol: A Guide to the Mountains, the Minorities and the Complicated Past

Italy’s Hidden Languages: Italy’s Linguistic Minority Map