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The Venetic Sanctuary of Lagole no.2

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The Sanctuary of Lagole (Calalzo di Cadore, Belluno Province) is located along the ancient path that connected the Belluno area to the Alpine and Transalpine areas, within a picturesque spot due to the presence of sources of waters with therapeutic properties due to their carbonic and sulfuric characteristics. The pool, formed by the overflowing of the brook, is the most sacred part of this holy area. In fact most offerings, broken ladles for libation, plaques and small bronze statue of the offerers, were found here. The shrine for long time has been a worship place for Venetkens, Raeti and Celts first, and then, until the late imperial age, for the Romanized people. The sacred area was used to worship the local deity, called Trumusiate or Tribusiate Sainate (the last word means the Healer in Venetic, but they don't know the meaning of the god's name yet), which was later identified as Apollo. It probably was a protector of the military, since most offerers are Venetic, Celtic and later Roman soldiers, shown either naked with bools and helmet, throwing a spear, or on horseback. There are also small statues of Hercules, a favorite with the warriors, and Mars. The sanctuary was very close to the south-north route which became the Via Via Claudia Augusta, an ancient Roman road, which linked the valley of the Po River with Noricum (Austria) and Rhaetia (modern Southern Germany) across the Alps. The people on the bench are Flavia, Valeria and Simon the Younger. I was with Simon the Elder on a relatively dry rock in the middle of the brook which forms small falls here. My friends were taking a break form a dig in the nearby village of Vigo. Thanks for your kind comments.

Comments (46)


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Valeriya

11:44AM | Wed, 10 April 2013

Very nice, great job!

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Jean_C

11:52AM | Wed, 10 April 2013

Very interesting infos and capture about this sacred place and pool!

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brycek

12:16PM | Wed, 10 April 2013

Beautiful capture!!

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Richardphotos

12:23PM | Wed, 10 April 2013

very historic place and beautiful

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magnus073

12:42PM | Wed, 10 April 2013

This is another sensational looking capture, Sandra. I was so excited to see that you shared another image from this series. Thank you so much as always for providing the detailed information. I plan on coming back later this evening to review it again. You apparently went to a lot of trouble to find just the right point of view for this photo, and it really paid off

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johndoop

1:02PM | Wed, 10 April 2013

Beautiful picture and a nice pool!!!

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eekdog

1:19PM | Wed, 10 April 2013

your info is always the best and the shots match the info with perfection. cool shot..

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Radar_rad-dude

1:25PM | Wed, 10 April 2013

Fascinating read and photo, Sandra!

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virginiese

1:58PM | Wed, 10 April 2013

A peaceful place !

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Cyve

2:34PM | Wed, 10 April 2013

Fantastic capture and thank you for the great infos

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durleybeachbum

2:43PM | Wed, 10 April 2013

Such gorgeous colours!

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miwi

4:40PM | Wed, 10 April 2013

Excellent infos and capture about this sacred place.

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claude19

4:50PM | Wed, 10 April 2013

ça ne sent pas trop le souffre ? Magnifique photo !!!

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Faemike55

5:51PM | Wed, 10 April 2013

Very cool photo and interesting history of the area

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mgtcs

10:45PM | Wed, 10 April 2013

Amazing colors and place my friend, wonderful creation! Loved it!

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cricke49

10:56PM | Wed, 10 April 2013

your history of said "sacred" place is superb as always as is your photo capture, excellent capture and information!:)*5

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wysiwig

12:09AM | Thu, 11 April 2013

I majored in European history but the professors never taught anything like this. Fascinating information. Love the color variations in the water.

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jayfar

12:55AM | Thu, 11 April 2013

Beautiful colours and very clear water.

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AidanaWillowRaven

12:56AM | Thu, 11 April 2013

Amazing color!

whaleman

2:21AM | Thu, 11 April 2013

Very pretty and colorful!

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renecyberdoc

2:56AM | Thu, 11 April 2013

can you give us a close up of the people on the bench,flavia etc??.i am just curious lol.

bebert

3:19AM | Thu, 11 April 2013

joli choix de couleurs

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UteBigSmile

6:29AM | Thu, 11 April 2013

Looks very nice!

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dakotabluemoon

7:17AM | Thu, 11 April 2013

Nice image and interesting history on it.

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Leije

11:23AM | Thu, 11 April 2013

Interesting infos, and nice shot of this sacred pool !

alanwilliams

11:59AM | Thu, 11 April 2013

a colourfest, beautiful

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prutzworks

2:36PM | Thu, 11 April 2013

nice sunny place

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Darkwish

5:40PM | Thu, 11 April 2013

Nice idea, very well done!

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jeroni

5:47PM | Thu, 11 April 2013

Wonderful and very creative work

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danapommet

9:45PM | Thu, 11 April 2013

A beautiful scene Sandra and I love the colors in the water! Wonderful historical information also!

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