god
Jupiter Best and Greatest
also: Iovis Optimi Maximi, Iovi Conservatori, Iovi Custodi, Jupiter the Preserver, Jupiter the Guardian
Reading notes
- The Annals §1.73 deceived Jupiter
The supreme Roman god; an oath's violation, Tiberius said, was Jupiter's affair, not the state's.
- The Annals §2.22 Mars and Jupiter
The supreme Roman god, honoured in the trophy's dedication.
- The Annals §2.32 gifts to Jupiter
The supreme god, given thank-offerings after Libo's death.
- The Histories §3.73 Jupiter Best and Greatest
Jupiter Optimus Maximus, chief god of the Roman state, whose great Capitoline temple was 'the pledge of empire'; its burning is the chapter's calamity.