Lacus Juturnae

The Lacus Iuturnae — or Lacus Juturnae or Spring of Juturna — is the name of a formal pool built by the Romans near a spring or well in the Roman Forum.^[1] The pool was part of a shrine dedicated to the water nymph Juturna, and the name Lacus Iuturnae is also used for the spring and the shrine, both next to the pool.^[2]

View of the Lacus Juturnae in Rome

Legends

The shrine marks a place where Roman legend claims the divine twins Castor and Pollux stopped to water their horses while passing through the city, and where they announced Roman victory at the Battle of Lake Regillus, 495 BCE. During the Roman Empire, when another spring in the city had dried up, the Vestal Virgins used this spring to supply water for their religious ceremonies. The water at the Lacus Iuturnae was thought to have healing properties. The elderly and infirm would go to the spring with offerings in order to secure the assistance of Juturna in curing their malady.^[3]

References

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- Eva Margareta Steinby, "Lacus Iuturnae". De Luca, 1989. ISBN 88-7813-193-8, ISBN 978-88-7813-193-4
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- Eva Margareta Steinby, "Lacus Iuturnae" in Lexicon Topographicum Urbis Romae. Edizioni Quasar, 1993. B000TGC41S
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- Scullard, H. H. Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic. Cornell University Press, 1981. ISBN 0-8014-1402-4

External links

James Grout: Lacus Juturnae, part of the Encyclopædia Romana

Roman Forum

basilicas of Roman Forum	Basilica Aemilia Basilica Julia Basilica of Maxentius

Arches of Roman Forum‎	Arch of Tiberius Arch of Titus Arch of Septimius Severus Arch of Constantine Arch of Augustus

Column of Roman Forum‎	Column Maenia Column of Phocas Milliarium Aureum

Temples of Roman Forum	Temple of Antoninus and Faustina Temple of Divus Augustus Temple of Concord Temple of Castor and Pollux Temple of Caesar Temple of Janus (Roman Forum) Temple of Jupiter Stator (8th century BC) Temple of Saturn Shrine of Venus Cloacina Temple of Venus and Roma Temple of Vespasian and Titus Temple of Vesta

Other	List of monuments of the Roman Forum House of the Vestals Mamertine Prison Cloaca Maxima Comitium Curia Curia Hostilia Curia Julia Ficus Ruminalis Lacus Juturnae Lacus Curtius Lapis Niger Portico Dii Consentes Regia Rostra Gemonian stairs Tabularium Umbilicus urbis Romae Velian Hill Via Sacra Vicus Jugarius Vicus Tuscus Vulcanal

Roman mythology and religion

Deities	Apollo Bona Dea Castor and Pollux Ceres Cupid Diana Dis Pater Fauna Faunus Flora Genius Hercules Janus Juno Jupiter Lares Liber Libertas Mars Mercury Minerva Orcus Neptune Penates Pluto Pomona Priapus Proserpina Quirinus Saturn Silvanus Sol Venus Vesta Vulcan

Abstract deities	Abundantia Aequitas Concordia Fides Fortuna Pietas Salus Securitas Spes Roma Victoria Terra

Legendary founders	Aeneas Romulus and Remus Numa Pompilius Servius Tullius Ancus Marcius

Texts	Vergil Aeneid Ovid Metamorphoses Fasti Propertius Apuleius The Golden Ass Varro

Concepts and practices	Religion in ancient Rome Festivals Interpretatio graeca Imperial cult Temples

See also	Glossary of ancient Roman religion Greek mythology Myth and ritual Classical mythology Conversion to Christianity

Coordinates: 41°53′31″N 12°29′10″E / 41.892°N 12.486°E / 41.892; 12.486