![]() Indeed, the future of the Anglo-American nations-as well as the modern Jewish nation of Israel-is bound to that of Germany.Īs brought out in Chapter 16, there is a definite duality to many of the biblical prophecies dealing with the nation of Israel. ![]() 13:1-2 17:12-13, 17), will resume its ancient Assyrian role as adversary of modern Israel. Astonishingly, the Bible predicts that history will repeat itself: Germany, this time leading a powerful European super-state (Dan. Today, Germany is again on the rise and is rapidly emerging as a dominant player on the world scene. As Assyria’s modern-day counterpart, Germany has been a thorn in the sides of both America and Britain-in two world wars. We know them today as the modern Germans.Īncient Assyria was the principal enemy of the northern House of Israel-ultimately destroying Samaria and taking the Israelites captive. Thus, it is assumed that the Assyrians no longer exist as a people-or do they? As this appendix will show, a remnant of the Assyrian people actually survived the destruction of their empire and reestablished themselves in Europe. The generally accepted theory among historians is that what remained of Assyria was subsequently absorbed into the Babylonian and Median Empires. In later times he was identified completely with the Greek Ares (q.v.).The great Assyrian Empire fell in 612 BC. 2, where statues of him and of Venus, as the two divine ancestors of the Julian family, were set up. Augustus caused him to be honoured in a new form, as Mars Ultor (avenger of Caesar), in the magnificent temple in the Forum Augusti, consecrated B.C. As early as the time of king Tullus Hostilius, Pavor and Pallor, Fear and Pallor, are said to have been worshipped as his companions in the fight, in sanctuaries of their own. His principal festival was in March, the month sacred to him. The cult of Mars was entrusted to a special priest, the flamen Martialis ( see FLAMEN), and the college of the Salii ( q.v.), which worshipped him more particularly as god of war. ![]() On the last-mentioned day the horse on the right of the victorious team was sacrificed on his altar in the Field of Mars it was known as the horse of October ( October equus), and its blood was collected and preserved in the temple of Vesta, and used at the Palilia for purposes of purification. The Field of Mars ( Campus Martius) was dedicated to him as the patron god of warlike exercises contests with battle-steeds, called Equirria, were there held in his honour on the 27th February, 14th March, and 15th October. When war broke out, the general solemnly invoked his aid, by smiting his holy lance and the holy shields ( ancilia - see ANCILE) with the cry, Mars, awake! ( Mars vigila!) Many sacrifices were also offered to him during the campaign and before battle and in his name military honours were conferred. QUIRINUS), and his symbols were the ravenous wolf, the prophetic and warlike woodpecker, and the lance. As god of war he had the special name Gradixus, the strider, from the rapid march in battle 1 ( Cp. At the festival on 15th October ( see below) a horse was sacrificed to him to insure the fair growth of the seed that had been sown. ROBIGUS.) In later times the names of Ceres and Bacchus were substituted for his on this particular occasion. In earlier times he was also invoked at the hallowing of the fields ( See AMBARVALIA), that he might bless the family, the field and the cattle, and keep off sickness, bad weather, and all else that did harm. The first month of the old Roman year was dedicated to him as the fertilizing god of spring in the very ancient chant of the Arval brothers ( q.v.), at the May-day festival of the Dea Dia, the help and protection of Mars were demanded. Through the emphasising of one of his attributes he gradually came to be considered as, above all, the god of war for originally he is at the same time one of the mightiest gods of nature, who accords fertility and protection to fields and herds. He was held to be the son of Juno, who bore him in consequence of touching a wonderful spring-flower, and the husband of Nerio or Nerlene, a goddess of strength. With Jupiter the principal deity of the inhabitants of Italy, and therefore honoured with particular reverence by the Latins and Romans from the very earliest times, especially as the latter regarded him as the father of Romulus, the founder of Rome. Deprecated: Function split() is deprecated in /www/www-ccat/data/classics/myth/php/tools/dictionary.php on line 64
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