Liberalitas
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Liberalitas is the personified Roman goddess of generosity and free giving, often depicted alongside an emperor on coinage. She is shown pouring coins to the people, embodying the imperial practice of congiarium, the distribution of gifts. The goddess was believed to manifest herself during events such as Trajan's cash‑gift distribution in 99 AD.
When
- First attested
- 99 CE
- Attested period
- 99 – 2020
- Historical notes
- First attested on Roman coinage and in accounts of Trajan's 99 AD adventus.
Relationships
- allied with
- Annona, Providentia
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Liberalitas was thought to have manifested herself when Trajan distributed cash gifts to the populace during his formal arrival ceremony (adventus) in 99 AD.”
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