Augustus’ “New” Festival: The Centrality of Married Women’s Rituals at the Ludi Saeculares of 17 BCE
The article explores how Augustus and the priesthood of the XV viri sacris faciundis organized and performed the rituals for celebrating a new era (ludi saeculares) under the rule of the gods Apollo and Diana. In the Republic, it had been a woman’s personal decision whether or not to take part in wo...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Year: 2018, Volume: 65, Issue: 4, Pages: 377-404 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Säkularfeier
/ Wife
/ Ritual
/ Geschichte 17 v. Chr.
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ludi saeculares
married women (matronae)
Augustus
XV viri sacris faciundis
women’s festivals
Roman religion
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