David Meadows ~ rogueclassicist
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Parentalia probably comes to and end with the festival of Caristia, which was a sort of ‘kiss and make up’ festival. The idea was that people had made peace with their dead, so now it was right to bring to an end any quarrels they were having with living members of their family. There was…
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Parentalia possibly comes to an end with the festival of Feralia, during which sheep were sacrificed to the dead; the additional rites mentioned by Ovid (Fasti 2.565 ff) apparently in connection with the Feralia probably have nothing to do specifically with the festival. 4 A.D. — death of hoped-for-successor-to-Augustus Gaius Caesar (either February 21 or…
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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== German builders accidentally discover ancient Roman ruins while working on LVR-Jewish Museum | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/roman-germany-lvr-jewish-museum-b2923638.html In a ‘race against time,’ archaeologists uncovered Roman-era footprints from a Scottish beach before the tide washed them away | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/in-a-race-against-time-archaeologists-uncovered-roman-era-footprints-from-a-scottish-beach-before-the-tide-washed-them-away Agesilaus II, the great warrior king of Sparta who fought in Egypt in…
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Parentalia (Day 8) — the festival for honouring/appeasing the dead continues 116 A.D. — Trajan is given the title “Parthicus” by the senate for his victories against the Parthians
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=========================================================== LEGENDA =========================================================== Storms reveal rare 2,000-year-old footprints on Scottish beach https://phys.org/news/2026-02-storms-reveal-rare-year-footprints.html Egyptian-Chinese mission uncovers new clues to King Apries’ temple in Mit Rahina – Ancient Egypt – Antiquities – Ahram Online https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/562666.aspx 2,500-year-old ‘primitive prosthetic’ found on jaw of mummified Scythian woman who survived complex jaw surgery | Live Science https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/2-500-year-old-primitive-prosthetic-found-on-jaw-of-mummified-scythian-woman-who-survived-complex-jaw-surgery Father, daughter find…
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