The lares had many specific functions based on their roles * Lares Augusti: associated with the first day of August and thus the initiation of magistracies and Emperor Augustus * Lares Compitales/Compitalicii: associated with their local neighbourhood. Their shrines were usually located at crossroads * Lares Domestici/Familiares: lares of the house and household * Lares Militaris: who protected common soldiers. Gladiators would sometimes have small statuettes to make offerings to * Lares Permarini: who protected seafarers and mariners * Lares Rurales: lares who protected fields and farms * Lares Viales: lares who protected roads and travelers