Editing Vicus Tuscus (section)

==Function==
Vicus Tuscus was frequently used as an important path of communication between the Roman Forum and the [[Forum Boarium]] and [[Circus Maximus]].<ref name="Platner"/> When Romans conducted a sacrificial rite to their gods, two white cows were led through Vicus Tuscus and [[Velabrum]] via the [[forum Boarium]], to arrive at the [[Temple of Juno Regina (Aventine)|Temple of Juno Regina on the Aventine Hill]].<ref>Livius, Titus. Livy. Tras. Frank G. Moore. Vol. 7. London, 1943. 13 vols. Harvard University Press, William Heinemann Ltd.</ref>

During the [[Ludi Romani]], the Vicus Tuscus was a route for processions. Statues of gods on wagons were paraded through here from the [[Capitoline Hill]] to the Circus Maximus.<ref name="Claridge">Claridge, Amanda. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=xtoVDAAAQBAJ Rome: An Oxford Archaeological Guide]''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.</ref> [[Plautus]] also tells us (''[[Curculio (play)|Curculio]]'', IV 482) that around 193 BCE, this was the spot for [[male prostitution]] in Rome.<ref>''"In tusco vico, ubi sunt homines qui ipsi sese vendidant".''</ref>