In Roman mythology, Aequitas, also known as Aecetia, was the minor goddess of fair trade and honest merchants. Roman mythology, or more appropriately Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its Fair trade is an organized Social movement and market-based approach to empowering developing country producers and promoting sustainability Honesty is the human quality of communicating and acting Truthfully related to Truth as a value Merchants function as professionals who deal with Trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves in order to produce Profit. Like Abundantia, she is depicted with a cornucopia, representing wealth from commerce. This article is about the Roman Goddess. For the Christian Saint, see Saint Abundantia. The cornucopia ( Latin: Cornu Copiae) is a symbol of food and abundance dating back to the 5th century BC, also referred to as horn 'o' plenty She is also shown holding a balance, representing equity and fairness. A weighing scale (usually just "scale" in common usage except in Australian English where "scales" is more common is a Measuring instrument for During the Roman Empire, Aequitas was sometimes worshipped as a quality or aspect of the emperor, under the name Aequitas Augusti. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Augustus (plural augusti) Latin for "majestic" "the increaser" or "venerable" was an Ancient Roman
Aequitas is the source of the word equity, and also means "equality" or "justice".