A complete dictionary of the Greek and Roman antiquities explaining the obscure places in classic authors and ancient historians relating to the religion, mythology, history, geography and chronology of the ancient Greeks and Romans, their ... rites and customs, laws, polity, arts and engines of war : also an account of their navigations, arts and sciences and the inventors of them : with the lives and opinions of their philosophers / compiled originally in French ... by Monsieur Danet ; made English, with the addition of very useful mapps.

CAPROTINA JUNO, and CA∣PROTINAE NONAE;

the Occasion of giving this Name to Juno, and to the Nones of the Month of July, which were called Caprotinae, was a follows. The Gauls having drawn off their Army after they had sack'd Rome, the Latins had a mind to make an Advantage of this Misfortune, of their Neighbours, and therefore entred into a League with the Gauls, and resolved utterly to destroy the Roman Empire; and that they might give some Colour to their Design, they sent to desire of the Romans all their Maids to be given in Marriage, which they refused to grant, and thereupon the Gauls presently declared War against them. This War happening just after their late Misfortune mightily perplexed the Senate, and put the Romans in great Trouble and Consternation, who could not resolve with themselves thus to abandon their Daughters. While they were in this Consternation, a cer∣tain Woman-slave called Philotis or Tutola pro∣posed to the Senate, that she and the other Fe∣male Slaves should be sent to the Latins instead of the young Roman Maids, being dress'd up in Cloaths like them. This Design was approved and presently put in Execution, for those Female Slaves resorted to the Enemies Camp, who up∣on their Arrival presently fell a drinking and rejoycing. When Philotis perceived that they were plunged into an Excess of Riot, she climb∣ed up a wild Fig-tree, and having from thence given a Signal to the Romans with a lighted Torch, they came presently and fell upon the Latins, and finding them buried in Wine and Luxury, they easily destroyed them. In Me∣mory of this Victory the Romans ordained that every Year a Festival should be kept at the Nones of July to Juno, who was called Caprotina from the wild Fig-tree, which in Latin is called Caprisicus. These Female Slaves having by this Stratagem preserved the Empire, were set at Liberty; and on this Day they give always a Treat to their Mistresses without the City, where they sport and jest with them, and throw Stones at one another to represent the Stones wherewith the Latins were overwhelmed.