Sanctuary of Ceres, Liber and Libera

The Sanctuary of Ceres, Liber and Libera (Latin: Aedes Cereris, Liberi et Liberae) was a temple on the Aventine Hill in Rome dedicated to a triad formed of Ceres, Liber Pater and Libera (equivalent to Demeter, Dionysus and Kore). It was vowed in 496 BC and dedicated in 494 BC.

Bibliography

Filippo Coarelli, Guida archeologica di Roma, Verona, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1984.
Carmine Ampolo et al., Roma e l'Italia: radices imperii, Milano, Garzanti-Scheiwiller, 1990.

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