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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_33816" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_33816" /> == | ||
<p> in [[Roman]] mythology, was the goddess of union. She had a number of temples at Rome: one on the | <p> in [[Roman]] mythology, was the goddess of union. She had a number of temples at Rome: one on the Capitoline Hill, rebuilt after having been burned to the ground under [[Constantine]] and Maxentius, the ruins of which are still shown. [[Another]] temple was built in consequence of a vow which L. [[Manlius]] had made in Gaul. A third was dedicated by Cn. Flavius, an aedile, during the Samanite war. [[Concordia]] appears on coins as a matron, sometimes standing and sometimes sitting, bearing in her left arm a cornucopia, sometimes an olive branch or a shell. Clasped hands are also her symbol. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71325" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71325" /> == | ||
