Nerio

In his History, Livy reported that during a critical part of the battle against the Samnites in 296 BCE, the general Appius Claudius was seen in the front lines raising his hands as he uttered a prayer, “Bellona, if you grant us victory today, I promise to build you a temple.” This prayer was proven to be effective as the Romans proceeded to capture and plunder the Samnite camp, bringing a massive amount of booty to their own soldiers. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"39066","attributes":{"alt":"Bust of Bellona, Brussels, Belgium ","class":"media-image","height":"600","style":"width: 400px; height: 600px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"400"}}]] Bust of Bellona, Brussels, Belgium (MichelWal/ CC BY-SA 3.0 ) More than a thousand years later, Shakespeare introduced Macbeth as a violent and brave warrior when the Thane of Ross calls him