The supplicia canum ('punishment of the dogs') was an annual sacrifice of ancient Roman religion in which live dogs were suspended from a furca ('fork') or cross (Latin: crux) and paraded. It appears on none of the extant Roman calendars, but a late source places it on August 3 (III Non.
The supplicia canum ('punishment of the dogs') was an annual sacrifice of ancient Roman religion in which live dogs were suspended from a furca ('fork') or cross (Latin: crux) and paraded. It appears on none of the extant Roman calendars, but a late source places it on August 3 (III Non.
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