October Horse
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In ancient Roman religion, the October Horse was an animal sacrifice to Mars carried out on October 15, coinciding with the end of the agricultural and military campaigning season. The rite took place
Coin with Mars and a bridled open-mouthed horse with an ear of grain (280–276 BC)
A terra sigillata stamp from Roman Gaul (Musée de la Céramique de Lezoux)
Horse on an Etruscan oinochoe
A curse tablet (defixio) aiming to affect the outcome of a chariot race (4th century), from the Via Appia, outside Porta San Sebastiano, Rome
Lusus Troiae
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The Lusus Troiae, also as Ludus Troiae and ludicrum Troiae was an equestrian event held in ancient Rome. It was among the ludi, celebrated at imperial funerals, temple foundings, or in honor of a mili
Panel from the Gundestrup Cauldron sometimes interpreted as depicting an equestrian ritual of initiation
Drawing of an Etruscan oinochoë with a legend reading Truia, sometimes thought to depict the Troy Game
Detail of foot soldiers from the opposite side of the Truia wine-server