Salii

[ sal-ee-ahy ]

/ ˈsæl iˌaɪ /

(in ancient Rome) a college of priests of Mars and Quirinus who guarded the ancilia and led the festivities in their honor.

QUIZZES

Here is our second set of teacher-selected PSAT vocabulary words. Do you know the meanings of these terms?

Question 1 of 10

advocate

Compare ancile.

The Salii were from early times priests of Mars, who danced in armor, and sang old hymns.
Ten Great Religions|James Freeman Clarke
They were conterminous with the Salii—Ὑπεδεξάμην μὲν μοῖραν τοῦ Σαλίων ἔθνους, Χαμάβους δὲ ἐξήλασα.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
It was properly applied to the olive-twig bound round with wool, which was stuck in the cap worn by the flamines and salii.
Cato Maior de Senectute|Marcus Tullius Cicero
The Salii celebrated Mars at seed-time—in the month which bears his name, mensis Martius.
The Oxford Book of Latin Verse|Various

Tullus, in this perilous juncture, vowed twelve Salii, and temples to Paleness and Panic.
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08|Titus Livius