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Philotis (mythology)

In Roman legend, Philotis, also known as Tutula, was a slave (ancilla) whose plan resulted in an important victory of the Romans over the Latins in the late 4th century BC.

Nonae Caprotinae
According to Plutarch, the victory was commemorated by the festival of Nonae Caprotinae, held on the seventh day of July, where Rome's women, both free and enslaved, picnicked and celebrated together near the site of the wild fig (caprificus). However, he also recounts that others held it commemorated the anniversary of Romulus's disappearance, suggesting its origins were in dispute by his day. Plutarch considers the Romulus origin more likely, but does not discount the possibility that both events occurred on the same day (albeit 350 years apart), and were thus commemorated together. ==See also==
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