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Imperativae were holidays held "on demand" (from the verb impero, imperare, "to order, command") when special celebrations or expiations were called for. [2] One of the most important sources for Roman holidays is Ovid's Fasti, an incomplete poem that describes and provides origins for festivals from January to June at the time of Augustus.
Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn, held on 17 December in the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities until 19 December. By the 1st century BC, the celebration had been extended until 23 December, for a total of seven days of festivities. [1]
The General Roman Calendar (GRC) is the liturgical calendar that indicates the dates of celebrations of saints and mysteries of the Lord (Jesus Christ) in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, wherever this liturgical rite is in use. These celebrations are a fixed annual date, or occur on a particular day of the week.
Christians in 4th-century Roman Edessa held this feast on 13 May. [12] [13] Later, on 13 May in 609 or 610, Pope Boniface IV re-consecrated the Pantheon of Rome to the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs; the feast of that dedicatio Sanctae Mariae ad Martyres has been celebrated at Rome ever since and started the feast of All Saints' Day. [14]
Ancient Roman games festivals (8 P) I. Roman festivals of Isis (3 P) L. Lupercalia (1 C, 9 P) M. Festivals of Mars (5 P) P. Processions in ancient Rome (15 P)
The Roman calendar was the calendar used by the Roman Kingdom and Roman Republic. Although the term is primarily used for Rome's pre-Julian calendars, it is often used inclusively of the Julian calendar established by Julius Caesar in 46 BC. [a] According to most Roman accounts, their original calendar was established by their legendary first ...
The Ludi Romani ("Roman Games"; see ludi) was a religious festival in ancient Rome held annually, starting in 366 BC, from September 12 to September 14. In the 1st century BC, an extra day was added in honor of the deified Julius Caesar on 4 September and extended to September 19.
The Decennalia base. A Five-Columns Monument was constructed behind the Rostra in early 4th century and dedicated during Diocletian's visit to Rome in 303. [6] This was one of the first major monuments to be erected in the Roman Forum since the reign of Septimius Severus, which then ensued the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Tetrarchy (the rule of four emperors), instituted by ...