Thanks M Arminius Maior for the vocabulary lesson. After I wrote the question I thought the answer would be Patri and Matri - cide were offshoots of the larger...
Salvete! I am still here as well. I left work at 5:30p on Wednesday & only checked my email long enough to delete spam over the holiday weekend. I had 15...
Salvete, The following Decretum regarding Auguries to be taken before Senate and Comitiae meetings was approved by the Collegium Pontificum on 11/21/2003. It...
Salvete, Here is a quote from 'An Introduction to Roman Religion' by John Scheid, p 159 under the heading 'the functions of the Roman gods' 'The religion of...
How do we go about forming the Collegium Augurum? I would like very much to be involved in this. Augury was one of the things that really appealed to me ...
Could you cite the page number of this quote so I could see it in context? As a wild guess, I'm thinking Scheid is referring to the tri-funcationalism of...
Salvete The short answer is: Religion isn't just a series of cult acts, it is a way of Life. When enough people get together who feel the same way, then it...
Ok, this section starts out with Dumezil -- whose priest-king/warrior/producer functions Scheid seems to disapprove. (If you're not familiar with Dumezil,...
Salve Ovidia Luna So Dumezil is just another one of those "Jungian Archetypes as Applied to Mythology" school. If that's the case, I agree with Scheid as you...
Servius Equitius Mercurius Troianus writes: So Dumezil is just another one of those "Jungian Archetypes as Applied to Mythology" school. Well, I wouldn't go...
Great discussion, is this from the RR book group? is that taking place here now? I had to drop out for a while with a minor eye problem but I'd like to join in...
Salvete, While interesting, piety really didn't generate as much a response as wiccan topics do. Anyother Roman Religio topics out there to stimulate the...
Bene mi filii Justini! Bene putas! You are so right not to rely on the 'net - I was trying to explain that to someone a little while back & felt like I was...
Bene mi filii Justini! Bene putas! You are so right not to rely on the 'net - I was trying to explain that to someone a little while back & felt like I was...
Cynthia Cassia Justicia and I gathered several other women at my house last night to perform offerings to Bona Dea and enjoy the traditional "milk," and...
Salvete omnes; here is an official genuine Saturnalia link from our own Pontifex Maximus; just go to messages 2117# -2118# it's dated 12/16/2001 in the...
Greetings all, I have returned from the abyss: Having taken the GRE and returned from my grandmother's funeral, I am glad to be back. I hope to be more present...
Salvete, Omnes! I would like to recommend the head of my gens, Diana Moravia Aventina, for consul. I have known Diana for quite some time, both here on Nova...
Salvete Justinian et omnes, I've been working on a brief article on the Saturnalia for my website, and though it's purely amateur work, you may find it...
... The poet, Publius Papinius Statius, a favorite of the Emperor Domition, remarks “Time shall not destroy that holy day, so long as the hills of Latium...
the 25th of december is not the winter soltice but the first day where the light time is a bit longer (from the 21st to 25th the light time is not more...
... wrote: "Firstly, I'd like to inform you that the "Lararium rite" of the MTR available in the website is not historical. It picks up a number of elements...
December 25th was the Winter solstice in Antiquita. After the assassination of Iulius Caesar there was some confusion over when a leap year should be...
... Except in Britain where the Julian calender continued in use till 1752. Pity if your birthday fell between 3rd and 13th September really... So 1752 started...
... Not too sure about it being a pity, some of us have reached an age where having a Birthday vanish would be considered a bonus. ;-) L. Sicinius Drusus...
Ex Officio Lucius Equitius Cincinnatus Augur Quiritibus SPD It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Gaius Iulius Scaurus to Pullarius and head of 'De...
Salve Lucius Equitius, This is great news. Congratulations to Gaius Iulius Scaurus! and the subject matter is extremely interesting. 1. The principal bird for...
