Samnites (Rise of the Republic) Religious Level 4

Sanctuary of Mamers

Honouring Mamers brings a martial spirit to the tribes.

As you might expect, war was central to Samnite society and the support of its governing deity was therefore paramount if the Samnites’ military endeavours were to be successful. The most important god within the Samnite pantheon was therefore ‘Mamers’, identified with the Roman Mars, god of war. Naturally, Mamers was greatly revered and worshipped, and like the Romans the Samnites practised the rite of ‘ver sacrum’ or ‘holy spring’ and superstitiously interpreted omens from the flight of birds or by inspecting the bowels of sacrificed animals. One tenth of all animals born in spring were sacrificed to Mamers. Fortunately, this didn’t include children, who were instead sent away once they reached military age and allegedly led by a sacred ox to their new homeland.

Effects

+4 Italian cultural influence (this_region)
-8 food (this_region)
+8 public order per turn (this_province)
-15% land unit recruitment cost (this_province)
+1 army recruitment capacity (this_province)

Provides Garrison Army

No Garrison Units

Recruitable Units

No Recruitable Units

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