|
|
Definition of Jupiter optimus maximus
1. Noun. An epithet for Jupiter.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Literary usage of Jupiter optimus maximus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ruins and Excavations of Ancient Rome: A Companion Book for Students and by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani (1897)
"L. CAPITOLIUM (Temple of jupiter optimus maximus) (XLI in plan). — This national
sanctuary of ancient Rome, designed by the elder Tarquin and built by his ..."
2. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquitiesby William George Smith, Charles Anthon by William George Smith, Charles Anthon (1870)
"CAPITOLIUM, the Temple of jupiter optimus maximus, in the Regio viii. on the Mons
... In the centre was the seat of jupiter optimus maximus," called cella ..."
3. A Three Months' Tour in Switzerland and France: Illustrated ... and by William Liddiard (1832)
"... Pigeons — Ancient Mini- dunum — Altar to jupiter optimus maximus, $c.
— Inscription to Marcus Aurelius — Morat —• Pillar of Skulls removed by the French ..."
4. The Sacra Idulia in Ovid's Fasti: A Study of Ovid's Credibility in Regard to by Horace Wetherill Wright (1917)
"... as that of jupiter optimus maximus ; for the Stator cult was still later, and
for this reason, and also because of its military character, ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The most celebrated of his temples was that on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to
him as jupiter optimus maximus, jointly with Juno and Minerva. ..."
Other Resources:
