214: The Many Faces of Mars, the God of War

History Made Beautiful

English - June 21, 2023 06:59 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB
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In the ancient battle of Thurii in 282 BC, between Rome and the Greek colony of Tarentum, the Romans noticed a youth of extraordinary height marching in front of them and performing miracles of bravery. It was only afterwards, when no candidate for the crown of honor showed himself to claim it, that the soldiers realized and became convinced that it was the war god Mars himself who had come to the rescue of his people.