Suovetaurilia
（重定向自Suovitaurilia）
![The suovetaurilia was an ancient Roman sacrifice in which a pig, a sheep, and a bull were sacrificed.](/Images/godic/202502/14/Suovetaurile_Louvre1533.jpg")
![Suovetaurilia in a military setting, from Trajan's Column](/Images/godic/202502/14/010_Conrad_Cichorius,_Die_Reliefs_der_Traianssäule,_Tafel_X1533.jpg")
The suovetaurilia or suovitaurilia was one of the most sacred and traditional rites of Roman religion: the sacrifice of a pig (sus), a sheep (ovis) and a bull (taurus) to the deity Mars to bless and purify land (Lustratio).
The ritual is preserved in Cato the Elder's De Agri Cultura, "On Agriculture". The first step was to lead the three animals around the boundaries of the land to be blessed, pronouncing the following words: