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After the destruction of Alba Longa, this grove was for a long time the united sanctuary of the Latin League, until Rome be came supreme. The festival of the goddess was on the ides (i3th) of August, the full moon of the hot season. She was worshipped with torches, her aid was sought by women seeking a happy deliverance in childbirth, and many votive offerings have been found on the site. The worship of Diana was brought to Rome, and her temple on the Aventine was founded, according to tradi tion, by Servius Tullius, originally as a sanctuary of the Latin League (Dion. Halic. iv. 26,3) . On the day of its dedication (Aug. 13) the slaves kept holiday (Plutarch, Quaest. Rom., which was explained as a reference to the founder's servile origin. Another celebrated sanctuary of Diana was that on the slopes of Mount Tifata, near Capua, where she was worshipped under the name of Tifatina.