the mouth of truth in rome was thought to represent ogenus.
who is the mouth of truth in rome thought to represent?
ogenus
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some time after the death of caesar a comet appeared in the sky of rome and remained clearly visible every day for seven days, starting one hour before sunset. this comet appeared for the first time during the ritual games in front of the temple of venus genetrix, the supposed ancestor of the "julii" family in the forum of julius caesar, and many in rome thought it was the soul of deified caesar called to join the other gods. after the appearance of this sign, augustus delivered a public speech giving an explanation of the appearance of the comet. the speech is partially known since a partial transcription by pliny the elder has been handed down. after the public speech augustus caused a few series of coins devoted to the comet star and to the deified caesar, "divus iulius", to be struck and widely distributed, so it is possible to have an idea of the representation of the comet star of the deified julius caesar.
temple of caesar