Ver sacrum

Ver sacrum ("sacred spring") is a religious practice of ancient Italic peoples, especially the Sabelli^[1] (or Sabini^[2]) and their offshoot Samnites, concerning the deduction of colonies. It was of special interest to Georges Dumézil, according to whom the ver sacrum perpetuated prehistoric migration practices of Indo-Europeans to the end of the Iron Age and into the beginnings of history, when stable sedentary dwelling conditions had already become general.

^ Salmon, Edward Togo; Potter, T. W. (2015). "Sabelli". Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 1303. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.5643. ISBN 978-0-19-954556-8. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ Cornell, Tim J. (29 March 2012). "Sabini". In Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony; Eidinow, Esther (eds.). Oxford Classical Dictionary (4th ed.). p. 1304. ISBN 978-0-19-954556-8.

[1] Salmon, Edward Togo; Potter, T. W. (2015). "Sabelli". Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 1303. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.5643. ISBN 978-0-19-954556-8. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[2] Cornell, Tim J. (29 March 2012). "Sabini". In Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony; Eidinow, Esther (eds.). Oxford Classical Dictionary (4th ed.). p. 1304. ISBN 978-0-19-954556-8.

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