Thank you, once again, to my wonderful assistant @Verin Sampson for this magnificent creation ✨ I’ll hang it with pride! The symbol of Fascinus was considered particularly important in the protection of children. Though, according to an account of, Pliny the Elder, it was used by everyone: “And yet the baby is further under the divine protection of Fascinus, guardian not only of babies but of generals, a deity whose worship, part of the Roman religion, is entrusted to the Vestals; hanging under the chariots of generals at their triumphs he defends them as a physician from jealousy, and the similar physic of the tongue bids them look back, so that at the back Fortune, destroyer of fame, may be won over.” Pliny, NH. LCL 418. 30-31 #History #AncientRome #LearnOnTikTok