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Arvales
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Arvales

In ancient Roman religion, the Arval Brethren (Latin: Fratres Arvales, "Brothers of the Fields") or Arval Brothers were a body of priests who offered annual sacrifices to the Lares and gods to guarantee good harvests. Inscriptions provide evidence of their oaths, rituals and sacrifices.

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7 branches of this group, most-observed first

Euphorbia sulcata

speciesEuphorbia sulcata

Euphorbia aulacosperma

speciesEuphorbia aulacosperma

Euphorbia normannii

speciesEuphorbia normannii

Euphorbia arvalis

speciesEuphorbia arvalis

Euphorbia franchetii

speciesEuphorbia franchetii

Euphorbia maddenii

speciesEuphorbia maddenii

Euphorbia heptapotamica

speciesEuphorbia heptapotamica

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 975168.