In the
Roman tradition, oaths were sworn upon ''Iuppiter Lapis'' or the Jupiter Stone located in the
Temple of Jupiter,
Capitoline Hill. ''Iuppiter Lapis'' was held in the Roman tradition to be an
Oath Stone, an aspect of
Jupiter
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in his role as divine lawmaker responsible for order and used principally for the investiture of the oathtaking of office.
According to Cyril Bailey, in "The Religion of Ancient Rome" (1907):
See also
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List of individual rocks
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Fetishism
A fetish is an object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular, a human-made object that has power over others. Essentially, fetishism is the attribution of inherent non-material value, or powers, to an object. Talismans and amulet ...
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