#arval brothers
- Arval — Pertaining to cultivated fields, agriculture, or the agrarian cults of Ancient Rome; it is used especially to describe the sacerdotal college of the Arval Brothers (Fratres Arvales), a brotherhood of twelve Roman priests who celebrated seasonal rituals and sacrifices to ensure the fertility of fields and the protection of crops.
- Arvali — A name attributed to the members of an elite priestly college in Ancient Rome, composed of 12 patrician dignitaries, officially known as 'Frates Arvales' (Arval Brothers). This structural sacred brotherhood held the fundamental role of offering sacrifices and reciting ritual hymns dedicated to the goddess Dea Dia, a divinity of the earth and agricultural fertility, with the primary purpose of ensuring the prosperity of crops throughout the Roman state.