Aries discovery

Minor planet discovered in Aries.

Italo Gismondi's (1887-1974) scale model of the Capitoline Hill under Constantine, on which stood a temple to Fides, at the Museum of Roman Civilisation.
Aries discovery, Asteroids, Central main belt objects, Focus On, Main belt objects

Focus On: (37) Fides

Name origin: Roman goddess of trust and good faith (bona fides). One of the original virtues to be considered an actual religious divinity. She is everything that is required for “honour and credibility, from fidelity in marriage, to contractual arrangements, and the obligation soldiers owed to Rome.”

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