Salvete omnes This is one of the dies fasti (F), a day on which private and public business are allowed. The month of Sextilis was renamed Augustus in honour...
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Gaius Metellus Valent...
websurfer07@...
Aug 2, 2000 3:31 am
Salvete omnes, I was wondering if there was ever a great following for the god Saturn. I've heard that he once had a temple in Rome, and I know there was the...
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Antonio Grilo
amg@...
Aug 2, 2000 9:31 am
Salve G. Metelle Valentine ... Well, I think that you cannot evaluate the public Roman deities in terms of "followers" because all Romans were followers of...
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Antonio Grilo
amg@...
Aug 2, 2000 1:13 pm
Salvete omnes This is a dies fastus (F), a day on which legal action and public business can take place. This is the aniversary of the battle of Cannae in 216...
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Gaius Metellus Valent...
websurfer07@...
Aug 3, 2000 12:49 am
Salvete omnes, I was wondering if anyone in this esteemed group had ever come across a book called "The Romans: Their Gods and Their Beliefs" by Margaret...
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Antonio Grilo
amg@...
Aug 5, 2000 11:14 am
Salvete omnes This is one of the dies fasti (F), on which legal actions are permitted. This day is devoted to Salus, the Public Health. Today is the Dies...
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pjane@...
Aug 5, 2000 4:27 pm
I'm working on an idea and need some information: Does anyone know of a specific deity/deities which were associated with the gladiatorial games? I imagine the...
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Antonio Manuel Grilo
amg@...
Aug 5, 2000 5:20 pm
Salve ... Nemesis. This is the Godess invoked by gladiators, at least in Emerita Augusta, and I think I can generalize. Vale Antonius Gryllus Graecus...
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David Meadows
dmeadows@...
Aug 5, 2000 5:43 pm
You're talking about two different things; there would be the deities the gladiators would worship and the deities associated with the event. The former would...
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Antonio Manuel Grilo
amg@...
Aug 5, 2000 6:47 pm
Salve I have some objections... ... Yes and no. Of course the region of provenance could determine the cults of a person. Nevertheless, Nemesis was addressed...
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David Meadows
dmeadows@...
Aug 5, 2000 8:02 pm
... This simply isn't the case. Even in the late Republic and down into the empire, gladiatorial exhibitions (I'm talking about the ones magistrates, ...
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Antonio Manuel Grilo
amg@...
Aug 5, 2000 9:56 pm
Salve David ... Well, I am not aware of this. Could you cite any source other than Tertulian (see below). ... Well, I know the passage from Tertulian and he...
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David Meadows
dmeadows@...
Aug 5, 2000 11:13 pm
... The Tertullian passage is at: http://esca.atomki.hu/~cserny/RM/tertullian/part1/de_spectaculis.html scroll down to chapter 12. The change which Tertullian...
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Antonio Manuel Grilo
amg@...
Aug 6, 2000 12:37 am
Salve David You are right about Tertulian. Thanks for the references. I have really to check my books. I've already read from scholars of Roman Religion that...
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David Meadows
dmeadows@...
Aug 6, 2000 1:06 am
Salve, At 06:35 PM 8/5/00, you wrote:But I admit that, although being a ... Well this is where it gets controversial insofar as there is a school of thought...
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pjane@...
Aug 6, 2000 12:59 pm
Such excellent information! I'm not familiar with the Martyrs of Lyons: Could someone point me to a source or summarize the story for me? The inscriptions to...
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David Meadows
dmeadows@...
Aug 6, 2000 2:13 pm
The main source for the Martyrs of Lyons is Eusebius; you can read the story at: ...
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DoroFrank@...
Aug 6, 2000 2:34 pm
Hi, I´m new and just wanted to give a short bio. My name is Dorothee Frank, I´m 24 and study business management in Trier. The romans are a kind of hobby for...
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Antonio Manuel Grilo
amg@...
Aug 6, 2000 2:49 pm
Salve Patricia ... An inscription dedicated to Nemesis was found on the southern gallery of the amphitheatre of Emerita Augusta (now Merida in Spain). While I...
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Lucius
vergil@...
Aug 6, 2000 3:58 pm
Salvete, ... I´m 24 ... me ... it. ... honour ... Laurel is sacred to Mars. I have a Laurel bush that I sometimes take small sprigs from to offer Mars. Laurel...
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Kyrene Ariadne
KyreneAriadne@...
Aug 6, 2000 11:07 pm
... ?? I thought that laurel was strictly sacred to Apollo. Since when was it seen as also sacred to Mars? Do you have a reference on hand for this? Just...
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Cornelius Scriptor
cornelius_scriptor@...
Aug 7, 2000 3:04 am
Salve Dorothee As a student myself, I often pray to the patron of students, Minerva. I don't have any particular ritual, but I usually offer incense before an...
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gmvick32@...
Aug 7, 2000 5:24 am
Salve, Scriptor... Thanks for sharing...you just gave me a great idea for my own ablutions before starting a paper/taking an exam. L Cornelia Aurelia...
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pjane@...
Aug 7, 2000 10:27 am
... just ... libations. ... the ... Cornelius, what a delightful ritual! I'm sure Minerva is pleased. Patricia Cassia...
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Nicolaus Moravius
n_moravius@...
Aug 7, 2000 11:18 am
EX DOMO PROPRAETORIS BRITANNIAE FLAMENISQUE FLORALIS De N. Moravio popularibus suis plurimam salutem External commitments over the next 2 weeks preclude my...
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Lucius
vergil@...
Aug 7, 2000 2:09 pm
Salvete, Fasti, Ovid ISBN 0-674-99279-2 (Loeb) III. 135 "If you would convince yourself that the Kalends of March were really the beginning of the year you may...
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Kyrene Ariadne
KyreneAriadne@...
Aug 7, 2000 3:29 pm
... Salvete, Interesting stuff! Thanks for the resources--I definitely want to take a look at those. I'm curious to know the connection; what function does...
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David Meadows
dmeadows@...
Aug 8, 2000 12:57 am
I recently posted the following to my atrium-scrinia list; I suspect some of the articles will be of interest to some here: Recently posted to TOCSIN Linke,...
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DoroFrank@...
Aug 8, 2000 5:27 pm
Many thanks to all Ponitfices for their help! Gonna try Disciplina (at the moment) and Minerva (before the exam). Got my approval today so my roman name is...
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Gaius Metellus Valent...
websurfer07@...
Aug 8, 2000 8:36 pm
Salvete omnes, I'm trying to create a basic library on roman religion. I would appreciate any suggestions on possible additions that could be helpful. I've...
