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The Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic / An Introduction to the Study of the Religion of the Romans — W. Warde Fowler

The Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic / An Introduction to the Study of the Religion of the Romans

W. Warde Fowler

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 540 pages

W. Warde Fowler's collection of essays examines the festivals of the Roman Republic as a way into Roman religion. Following the calendar, it treats each festival separately and uses literary and epigraphic evidence. It is a helpful introduction to ancient Roman ritual and belief.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. The Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. ABBREVIATIONS.
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. Calendar.
  7. MENSIS MARTIUS.
  8. MENSIS APRILIS.
  9. MENSIS MAIUS.
  10. MENSIS IUNIUS.
  11. MENSIS QUINCTILIS.
  12. MENSIS SEXTILIS.
  13. MENSIS SEPTEMBER.
  14. MENSIS OCTOBER.
  15. MENSIS NOVEMBER.
  16. MENSIS DECEMBER
  17. Women’s Sacrifice to the Bona Dea.
  18. MENSIS IANUARIUS.
  19. MENSIS FEBRUARIUS
  20. CONCLUSION
  21. NOTES ON TWO COINS.
  22. INDEX OF SUBJECTS
  23. INDEX OF LATIN WORDS
  24. INDEX OF LATIN AUTHORS QUOTED
  25. INDEX OF GREEK AUTHORS QUOTED
  26. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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