An ancient goddess by the name of Juno Caelestis of Carthage was worshipped in the Roman period. The Roman colony Julia Carthago was inhabited by Italian colonists, who were settled there by Caesar and Augustus. An early attempt to estabilish a colony was made by Caius Gracchus, but his planed colonia Junonia Carthago failed shortly before his death. The name of “Junonia” is an evident statement of the role of this goddess at Carthage. She was also a prophetic goddess, who caused some problems to Pertinax, the governor of Africa shortly before (189-190 AD ) the death of Commodus. A new study on her prophecies and their political involvement in this period could prove helpful to understand a related problem, namely that of the relationship between Juno Caelestis and the Severan dynasty.
Juno Caelestis and Septimius Severus
Attilio Mastrocinque
2017-01-01
Abstract
An ancient goddess by the name of Juno Caelestis of Carthage was worshipped in the Roman period. The Roman colony Julia Carthago was inhabited by Italian colonists, who were settled there by Caesar and Augustus. An early attempt to estabilish a colony was made by Caius Gracchus, but his planed colonia Junonia Carthago failed shortly before his death. The name of “Junonia” is an evident statement of the role of this goddess at Carthage. She was also a prophetic goddess, who caused some problems to Pertinax, the governor of Africa shortly before (189-190 AD ) the death of Commodus. A new study on her prophecies and their political involvement in this period could prove helpful to understand a related problem, namely that of the relationship between Juno Caelestis and the Severan dynasty.
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