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CONCORDIA

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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 834 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CONCORDIA  , a

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Roman goddess, the personification of
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peace and
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goodwill . Several temples in her
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honour were erected at
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Rome, the most
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ancient being one on the Capitol, dedicated to her by
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Camillus (367 B.C.), subsequently restored by Livia, the wife of
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Augustus, and consecrated by Tiberius (A.D . 10) . Other temples were frequently built to commemorate the restoration of
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civil
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harmony . Offerings were made to Concordia on the birthdays of emperors, and Concordia
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Augusta was worshipped as the
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promoter of harmony in the imperial
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house-hold . Concordia was represented as a matron holding in her right
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hand a
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Patera or an
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olive
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branch, and in her
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left a
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cornu copiae or a
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sceptre . Her symbols were two hands joined together, and two serpents entwined about a
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herald's
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staff .

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