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festival of Jupiter — all ides were sacred to Jupiter Rite of the ‘October Horse’ — one of the many rituals which makes the study of Roman religion so fascinating. On this day a race between two-horse chariots would be held in the Campus Martius, and the right hand horse of the victorious pair would…
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IN THE NEWS … Israel returns stolen Greek artefacts as Athens intensifies Elgin Marbles campaign | The Independent A Villager Found a Carved Block Near His House — It Led to Two Colossal Statues of Ramesses II Near a Temple Built Nearly 900 Years Later Ancient Etruscan Statue May Have Been Intentionally Turned Black 2,200…
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rites in honour of the Penates Dei — the Penates Dei were originally the penates who watched over the storehouse of the king (when Rome had such, obviously); at some point, the Penates Dei came to be identified with Castor and Pollux, but they still had a temple under their own name on the Velian…
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IN THE NEWS … MONTELEONE SABINO (Ri). Scoperto un acquedotto sotterraneo risalente all’epoca preromana. – Archeologia online – Archeomedia 300-meter stretch of ancient aqueduct uncovered during planning for new Jerusalem neighborhood | The Times of Israel Bulgaria’s Ancient Rock-Cut City May Have Shared Its Name with a Famous City in Anatolia | Arkeonews Roman Villa…
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Fontinalia — a festival in honour of the divinity Fons, who presided over springs and wells; such sources of water were festooned with garlands for the occasion 54 A.D. — death of the emperor Claudius, purportedly succumbing to a plate of poisoned mushrooms dished up by his niece/wife Agrippina; dies imperii of Nero (son of…
