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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus at 16:05, 17 September 2021

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	'''Mars''', god of war, was originally an agricultural god whose character changed with that of His people. For this reason, He is the most Roman of the gods, representing the abundance of the fields, and the battles that must be won to keep and enlarge the provinces that kept Rome fed and thriving. He is the son of Iuno and Iuppiter, husband of Bellona, and the lover of Venus. He was the most prominent of the military gods that were worshipped by the Roman legions. The martial Romans considered Him second in importance only to Iuppiter. His festivals were held in March (named for him) and October.		'''Mars''', god of war, was originally an agricultural god whose character changed with that of His people. For this reason, He is the most Roman of the gods, representing the abundance of the fields, and the battles that must be won to keep and enlarge the provinces that kept Rome fed and thriving. He is the son of Iuno and Iuppiter, husband of Bellona, and the lover of Venus. He was the most prominent of the military gods that were worshipped by the Roman legions. The martial Romans considered Him second in importance only to Iuppiter. His festivals were held in March (named for him) and October.
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Gaius Equitius Cato at 14:08, 26 August 2009

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−	'''Mars''', god of war, was originally an agricultural god whose character changed with that of ~~his~~ people. For this reason, he is the most Roman of the gods, representing the abundance of the fields, and the battles that must be won to keep and enlarge the provinces that kept Rome fed and thriving. ~~His priests were dancing warriors,~~ the ~~[[Salii]]~~, ~~who sang their war-songs in~~ the ~~streets during his festivals~~. His ~~sacred spears and 12 shields~~ were ~~kept~~ in ~~his temple on the [[Collis Palatinus\|Palatine Hill]]~~.	+	'''Mars''', god of war, was originally an agricultural god whose character changed with that of His people. For this reason, He is the most Roman of the gods, representing the abundance of the fields, and the battles that must be won to keep and enlarge the provinces that kept Rome fed and thriving. He is the son of Iuno and Iuppiter, husband of Bellona, and the lover of Venus. He was the most prominent of the military gods that were worshipped by the Roman legions. The martial Romans considered Him second in importance only to Iuppiter. His festivals were held in March (named for him) and October.

−	Mars has many aspects, attributes, names and epithets. ~~Some epithets for~~ Mars	+	As the word Mars has no Indo-European derivation, it is most likely the Latinised form of the agricultural Etruscan god Maris. Initially Mars was a Roman god of fertility and vegetation and a protector of cattle, fields and boundaries and farmers. In the second century BC, the conservative Cato the Elder advised "For your cattle, for them to be healthy, make this sacrifice to Mars Silvanus you must make this sacrifice each year" (''De Agri Cultura'' 83). Mars later became associated with battle as the growing Roman Empire began to expand, and he came to be identified with the Greek god Ares. Unlike his Greek counterpart, Mars was generally revered and rivaled Iuppiter as the most honoured god. He was also the tutelary god of the city of Rome. As He was regarded as the legendary father of Rome's founder, Romulus, it was believed that all Romans were descendants of Mars.
−	:Mars ~~Ultor~~, Mars the ~~Avenger~~	+
−	:Mars ~~Gravidus~~	+	His priests were dancing warriors, the [[Salii]], who sang their war-songs in the streets during his festivals. His sacred spears and 12 shields were kept in his temple on the [[Collis Palatinus\|Palatine Hill]].
−	:Mars ~~Pater~~, ~~Venerable~~ Mars	+
−	[[Image:Mars courtesy of Vroma.jpg\|frame]]	+	Mars has many aspects, attributes, names and epithets, due to His enormous popularity across the Roman world. Among them are:
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		+	'''Epithets'''
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		+	''Mars Alator'', a fusion of Mars with the Celtic deity Alator (possibly meaning "Huntsman" or "Cherisher"), known from an inscription found in England, on an altar at South Shields and a silver-gilt votive plaque at Barkway, Hertfordshire.
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		+	''Mars Albiorix'', a fusion of Mars with the ancient Celtic deity Toutatis, using the epithet Albiorix ("King of the World"). Mars Albiorix was worshiped as protector of the Albici tribe of southern France, and was regarded as a mountain god. Another epithet of Toutatis, Caturix ("King of Combat"), was used in the combination Mars Caturix, which was worshipped in Gaul, possibly as the tribal god of the Caturiges.
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		+	''Mars Balearicus'', statues of a warrior discovered in the Mallorca Island, associated by the archaeologists to the Roman god Mars.
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		+	''Mars Barrex'', from Barrex or Barrecis (probably meaning "Supreme One"), a Celtic god known only from a dedicatory inscription found at Carlisle, England.
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		+	''Mars Belatucadrus'', an epithet found in five inscriptions in the area of Hadrian's Wall in England, based on equating the Celtic deity Belatu-Cadros with Mars.
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		+	''Mars Braciaca'', a synthesis of Mars with the Celtic god Braciaca. This deity is only known from a single inscription at Bakewell, England.
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		+	''Mars Camulos'', from the Celtic war god Camulus.
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		+	''Mars Capriociegus'', from an Iberian god who was linked to Mars. He is invoked in two inscriptions in the Pontevedra region of north-west Spain.
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		+	''Mars Cocidius'', a combination of Mars with the Celtic woodland hunting god Cocidius. He is referenced around north-west Cumbria and Hadrian's Wall, and was chiefly a war god only in instances where he was equated with Mars.
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		+	''Mars Condatis'', from the Celtic god of the confluence of rivers, Condatis. Mars Condatis, who oversaw water and healing, is known from inscriptions near Hadrian's Wall, at Piercebridge, Bowes and Chester-le-Street.
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		+	''Mars Corotiacus'', A local British version of Mars from Martlesham in Suffolk. He appears on a bronze statuette as a cavalryman, armed and riding a horse which tramples a prostrate enemy beneath its hooves.
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		+	''Mars Gradivus'', god of War.
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		+	''Mars Lenus'', A fusion of Mars with the Celtic healer-god Lenus. In the main cult centre of the god, the indigenous name always comes first (Lenus Mars), an indication that Lenus was an established god, with whom Mars was later equated.
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		+	''Mars Rigisamus'', Mars was given this title (which means 'Greatest King' or 'King of Kings') at West Coker in Somerset, where a bronze figurine and inscribed plaque dedicated to the god were found in a field, along with the remains of a building, perhaps a shrine. The figurine depicts a standing naked male figure with a close-fitting helmet; his right hand may have once held a weapon, and he probably originally also had a shield (both are now lost). The same epithet for a god is recorded from Bourges in Gaul. The use of this epithet implies that Mars had an extremely high status, over and above his warrior function.
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		+	''Mars Ultor'', under Augustus he obtained this title, meaning Avenger, in recognition of his victory over Caesar's assassins.
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Marca Hortensia Maior at 04:12, 25 January 2008

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Marca Hortensia Maior at 23:12, 24 January 2008

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Marca Hortensia Maior at 23:12, 24 January 2008

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	'''Mars''', god of war, was originally an agricultural god whose character changed with that of his people. For this reason, he is the most Roman of the gods, representing the abundance of the fields, and the battles that must be won to keep and enlarge the provinces that kept Rome fed and thriving. His priests were dancing warriors, the [[Salii]], who sang their war-songs in the streets during his festivals. His sacred spears and 12 shields were kept in his temple on the [[Collis Palatinus\|Palatine Hill]].		'''Mars''', god of war, was originally an agricultural god whose character changed with that of his people. For this reason, he is the most Roman of the gods, representing the abundance of the fields, and the battles that must be won to keep and enlarge the provinces that kept Rome fed and thriving. His priests were dancing warriors, the [[Salii]], who sang their war-songs in the streets during his festivals. His sacred spears and 12 shields were kept in his temple on the [[Collis Palatinus\|Palatine Hill]].

−	Mars has many aspects, attributes, names and epithets.	+	Mars has many aspects, attributes, names and epithets. Some epithets for Mars
		+	:Mars Ultor, Mars the Avenger
		+	:Mars Gravidus
		+	:Mars Pater Venerable Mars
		+	[[Image:Mars courtesy of Vroma.jpg]]
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		+	'''Mars''', god of war, was originally an agricultural god whose character changed with that of his people. For this reason, he is the most Roman of the gods, representing the abundance of the fields, and the battles that must be won to keep and enlarge the provinces that kept Rome fed and thriving. His priests were dancing warriors, the [[Salii]], who sang their war-songs in the streets during his festivals. His sacred spears and 12 shields were kept in his temple on the [[Collis Palatinus\|Palatine Hill]].

	Mars has many aspects, attributes, names and epithets.		Mars has many aspects, attributes, names and epithets.
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'''Mars''', God of war, was originally an agricultural God whose character changed with that of His people. For this reason, he is the most Roman of the Gods, representing the abundance of the fields, and the battles that must be won to keep and enlarge the provinces that kept Rome fed and thriving. His priests were dancing warriors, the Salii, who sang their war-songs in the streets during his festivals. His sacred spears and 12 shields were kept in his temple on the Palatine Hill.

Mars has many aspects, attributes, names and epithets.
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