Saturnalia
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A press release from the University of Warwick, with a nice photo too (and references!): Over 2000 years ago Romans were celebrating the New Year in much in the same way that we do today with parties, drinking, gifting and, of course, with hopes for the year ahead. Roman celebrations were part of a religious…
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I didn’t get a chance to post this one in a more timely manner, but it is actually rather good and probably worth bookmarking for next year. History Extra has a nice little article all about Saturnalia: How did the Romans celebrate ‘Christmas’?
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Catching up on a bit of a backlog, I note I missed this one: A Saturnalia Prank (Paths of Survival)
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T’other day, Steven Saylor drew our attention to a very interesting sculpture: It’s entitled ‘Saturnalia’ and is by Ernesto Biondi … I suspect you may have seen it at some point in your life in a textbook or internet site explaining what the Roman festival was all about (more photos here). If you look at…
rogue classicism 