Securitas

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Securitas, the security of the Roman Empire, celebrated on the reverse of this sestertius by Hostilian.

In Roman mythology, Securitas was the goddess of security and stability, especially the security of the Roman Empire.^[1]^[2] On coinage Securitas was usually depicted leaning on a column.^[3]

References

↑ Dictionary of Roman Religion, Lesley Adkins and Roy A. Adkins, 2001, Oxford Univ Press, ISBN 978-0-19-514233-4
↑ "List of Minor Roman Gods". unrv.com.
↑ Welch, Bill (23 December 2010). "Leaning on that Handy Column on Roman Coins". forumancientcoins.com.

Ancient Roman religion and mythology

Deities	Apollo Bona Dea Castor and Pollux Ceres Cupid Diana Dīs Pater Fauna Faunus Flora Genius Hercules Janus Juno Jupiter Lares Liber Libertas Mars Mercury Minerva Orcus Neptune Penates Pluto Pomona Priapus Proserpina Quirinus Saturn Silvanus Sol Venus Vesta Vulcan

Abstract deities	Abundantia Aequitas Concordia Fides Fortuna Pietas Salus Securitas Spes Roma Victoria Terra

Legendary founders	Aeneas Romulus and Remus Numa Pompilius Servius Tullius Ancus Marcius

Texts	Vergil Aeneid Ovid Metamorphoses Fasti Propertius Apuleius The Golden Ass Varro

Concepts and practices	Religion in ancient Rome Festivals Interpretatio graeca Imperial cult Temples

See also	Glossary of ancient Roman religion Greek mythology Myth and ritual Classical mythology Conversion to Christianity Decline of Greco-Roman polytheism

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