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The Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. An Introduction to the Study of the Religion of the RomansBy W. Warde Fowler
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The Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic is a meticulous reconstruction of Rome's sacred year, tracing the meanings, rites, and historical development of festivals from the Kalends of March through the winter celebrations. Fowler combines philology, antiquarian testimony, epigraphy, and comparative ritual analysis to illuminate ceremonies such as the Lupercalia, Parilia, Lemuria, and Saturnalia. Written in a lucid late-Victorian scholarly style, the book belongs to the formative era of modern classical religious studies, when Roman ritual was being examined not merely as mythic ornament but as an institution central to civic life. W. Warde Fowler, an Oxford classicist and Fellow of Lincoln College, brought to the subject a rare union of textual discipline, historical imagination, and sensitivity to religious experience. His wider interests in Roman society, rural life, and the relationship between environment and custom helped him see the festivals as living survivals of agricultural, domestic, and civic practice rather than as isolated antiquarian curiosities. This volume is recommended to readers seeking a learned yet accessible guide to Roman religion before the Empire. Classicists, historians of ritual, and serious students of ancient culture will find it indispensable for understanding how the Roman Republic measured time, community, obligation, and divine presence. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
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Publish dateDec 1, 2023
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Table of contents

1Introduction
71iii Non. Quinct. (July 5) . NP.
2PREFACE
72Non. Quinct. (July 7) . N.
3ABBREVIATIONS.
73viii Id. Quinct. (July 8) . N.
4INTRODUCTION
74Prid. Non. Quinct.—iii Id. Quinct. (July 6-13) .
5I. The Roman Method of Reckoning the Year.
75xiv Kal. Sext. (July 19) . NP.
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6II. Order of Months in the Year.
76xii Kal. Sext. (July 21) . NP.
7III. The Divisions of the Month.
77x Kal. Sext. (July 23) . NP.
8IV. The Days.
78viii Kal. Sext. (July 25) . NP.
9V. The Calendars still surviving.
79MENSIS SEXTILIS.
10VI. The Calendar of the Republic and its Religious Festivals.
80Non. Sext. (Aug. 5) . F. (NP. ant.)
11Calendar.
81vi Id. Sext. (Aug. 9) . F. (allip.) NP. (amit. maff. etc.)
12MENSIS MARTIUS
82Prid. Id. Sext. (Aug. 12) . C.
13MENSIS APRILIS
83Id. Sext. (Aug. 13) . NP.
14MENSIS MAIUS
84xvi Kal. Sept. (Aug. 17) . NP.
15MENSIS IUNIUS
85xiv Kal. Sept. (Aug. 19) . FP. (MAFF. AMIT.) F.
16MENSIS QUINTILIS
86xii Kal. Sept. (Aug. 21) . NP.
17MENSIS SEXTILIS
87x Kal. Sept. (Aug. 23) . NP.
18MENSIS SEPTEMBER
88ix Kal. Sept. (Aug. 24) . Mundus Patet.
19MENSIS OCTOBER
89viii Kal. Sept. (Aug. 25) . NP.
20MENSIS NOVEMBER
90vi Kal. Sept. (Aug. 27) . NP.
21MENSIS DECEMBER
91MENSIS SEPTEMBER.
22MENSIS IANUARIUS
92MENSIS OCTOBER.
23MENSIS FEBRUARIUS
93Kal. Oct. (October 1) . N.
24MENSIS MARTIUS.
943 Non. Oct. (October 5) . C.
25Kal. Mart. (March 1) . NP.
95Non. Oct. (October 7) . F.
26Non. Mart. (March 7) . F.
96v Id. Oct. (October 11) . NP.
27vii Id. Mart. (March 9) . C.
97iii Id. Oct. (October 13) . NP.
28PRID. ID. MART. (MARCH 14) . NP.
98Id. Oct. (Oct. 15) . NP.
29Id. Mart. (March 15) . NP.
99xiv Kal. Nov. (October 19) . NP.
30XVI Kal. Apr. (March 17) . NP.
100MENSIS NOVEMBER.
31Kal. xiv Apr. (March 19) . NP Caer. Vat. N. Maff.
101Id. Nov. (Nov. 13) . NP.
32x Kal. Apr. (March 23) . NP.
102MENSIS DECEMBER
33ix Kal. Apr. (March 24) . NP.
103Women’s Sacrifice to the Bona Dea.
34MENSIS APRILIS.
104Non. Dec. (Dec. 5) . F.
35Kal. Apr. (April 1) . F.
105iii Id. Dec. (Dec. 11) . NP.
36Prid. Non. Apr. (April 4) . C.
106Prid. Id. Dec. (Dec. 12) . EN.
37XVII Kal. Mai. (April 15) . NP.
107Conso in Aventin[o]. (Amit.)
38iii Id. Apr. (April 11) . N.
108xviii (Ante Caes. xvi) Kal. Ian. (Dec. 15) . NP.
39xiii Kal. Mai. (April 19) . NP.
109xvi (Ante Caes. xiv) Kal. Ian. (Dec. 17) . NP.
40xi Kal. Mai. (Apr. 21) . NP.
110xiv (Ante Caes. xii) Kal. Dec. (Dec. 19) . NP.
41ix Kal. Mai . (Apr . 23) . FP (CAER .) NP (MAFF .) F (PRAEN .)
111xii (Ante Caes. x) . Kal. Ian. (Dec. 21) . NP.
42VII Kal. Mai. (April 25) . NP.
112x (Ante Caes. VIII) Kal. Ian. (Dec . 23) . NP.
43iv Kal. Mai. (apr. 28) . NP.
113MENSIS IANUARIUS.
44v Non. Mai. (May 3) . C.
114Kal. Ian. (Jan. 1) . F.
45Feriae Latinae.
115iii Non. Ian.-Non. Ian. (Jan. 3-5) . C.
46MENSIS MAIUS.
116v Id. Ian. (Jan. 9) . NP?
47Kal. Mai. (May 1.) F.
117iii Id. Ian. (Jan. 11) . NP.
48VII. Id. Mai. (May 9) . N.
118xviii Kal. Feb. (Jan. 15) . NP.
49V. Id. Mai. (May 11) . N.
119Feriae Sementivae . Paganalia.
50III. Id. Mai. (May 13) . N.
120VI Kal. Feb. (Jan. 27) . C.
51Id. Mai. (May 15) . NP .
121MENSIS FEBRUARIUS
52xii Kal. Iun. (May 21) . NP.
122Kal. Feb. Iunoni Sospitae. N.
53x Kal. Iun. (May 23) . NP.
123Id. Feb. Fauno [i]n insul[a]. C. I. L. vi. 2302. NP.
54viii Kal. Iun. (May 25) . C.
124Fornicalia: feriae conceptivae , ending Feb. 17.
55Kal. Iun. (May 29) . C.
125Id. Feb. (Feb. 13) . NP.
56MENSIS IUNIUS.
126XV. Kal. Mart. (Feb. 15) . NP.
57Kal. Iun. (June 1) . N.
127xiii Kal. Mart. (Feb. 17) . NP.
58III. Non. Iun. (June 3) . C.
128vii Kal. Mart. (Feb. 23.) NP.
59Prid. Non. Iun. (June 4) . C.
129vi Kal. Mart. (Feb. 24) . N.
60Non. Iun. (June 5) . N.
130iii Kal. Mart. (Feb . 27) . NP.
61vi Id. Iun. (June 8) . N.
131CONCLUSION
62vii Id. Iun. (June 7) . N.
132A. Denarius of P. Licinius Stolo (p. 42) .
63v Id. Iun. (June 9) . N.
133B. DENARIUS OF L. CAESIUS (p. 101) .
64xvii Kal. Quinct. (June 15) . N.
134INDEX OF SUBJECTS
65xvii Kal. Quinct. (June 15) . Q. St. D. F.
135INDEX OF LATIN WORDS
66iii Id. Iun. (June 11) . N.
136INDEX OF LATIN AUTHORS QUOTED
67Id. Iun. (June 13) . NP.
137INDEX OF GREEK AUTHORS QUOTED (pt. 1)
68xii Kal. Iun. (June 20) . C.
138INDEX OF GREEK AUTHORS QUOTED (pt. 2)
69viii Kal. Quinct. (June 24) . C.
139Memorable Quotes
70MENSIS QUINCTILIS.

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