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Roma could easily have remained a small city. It could have been conquered by the Sabines ,remained under the thumb of the Etuscans, it might not have been saved from the Kelts by Juno's Geese.
 
Roma could easily have remained a small city. It could have been conquered by the Sabines ,remained under the thumb of the Etuscans, it might not have been saved from the Kelts by Juno's Geese.
Off topic, but Juno's geese are why we call the currency production office a "Mint".

The geese in Juno's temple honked madly at the intrusion of the Celts (climbing up the back side of the walls where the Romans weren't expecting an attack). (Apparently geese make really good watchdogs, well not dogs, watch-beings.) This warned the Romans of the danger, so they rushed defenders in and saved the city. This earned Juno the title "the Warner" (Moneta in Latin). Many years later, the coining operation moved into that temple - which was still called 'Moneta'. So the place for coining money was called 'moneta' even when not in that temple. Which is where we get 'monetary' and 'mint' from.

Maybe everybody knows that, but that's a lovely piece of history/etymology.
 
Off topic, but Juno's geese are why we call the currency production office a "Mint".

The geese in Juno's temple honked madly at the intrusion of the Celts (climbing up the back side of the walls where the Romans weren't expecting an attack). (Apparently geese make really good watchdogs, well not dogs, watch-beings.) This warned the Romans of the danger, so they rushed defenders in and saved the city. This earned Juno the title "the Warner" (Moneta in Latin). Many years later, the coining operation moved into that temple - which was still called 'Moneta'. So the place for coining money was called 'moneta' even when not in that temple. Which is where we get 'monetary' and 'mint' from.

Maybe everybody knows that, but that's a lovely piece of history/etymology.

I didn't know that. I DID know that "Moneta" (which still exists as a word in Italian, meaning both "coin" and "currency") comes from the Latin root "mone-" which means more or less "warn" or "admonish" (which in turn comes from it). But I thought it was because coins beared images and writings that warranted their authenticity, or something similar.
 
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