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The music of ancient Rome was a part of Roman culture from the earliest of times. Songs ( carmen ) were an integral part of almost every social occasion. [ 1 ] The Secular Ode of Horace , for instance, was commissioned by Augustus and performed by a mixed children's choir at the Secular Games in 17 BC.
Inscription of the Carmen Arvale Sculpture of the emperor Lucius Verus in the costume of an Arval Brother (ca. 160 AD) The Carmen Arvale is the preserved chant of the Arval priests or Fratres Arvales of ancient Rome. [1] The Arval priests were devoted to the goddess Dia, and offered sacrifices to her to ensure the fertility of ploughed fields ...
The importance of Arval Brethren apparently dwindled during the Roman Republic, but emperor Augustus revived their practices to enforce his own authority. In his time the college consisted of a master ( magister ), a vice-master ( promagister ), a priest ( flamen ), and a praetor , with eight ordinary members, attended by various servants, and ...
The Acta Arvalia were the recorded protocols of the Arval Brothers (Arvales fratres), a priestly brotherhood of ancient Roman religion.. The acta were inscribed in marble tablets fastened to the walls of the Temple of Dea Dia, goddess of the grove, near the present borough of the Magliana Vecchia, between the right bank of the Tiber and the hill Monte delle Piche.
The music of ancient Rome borrowed heavily from the music of the cultures that were conquered by the empire, including music of Greece, Egypt, and Persia. Music accompanied many areas of Roman life; including the military, entertainment in the Roman theater, religious ceremonies and practices, and almost all public/civic occasions. [26] [27]
In 1987, he defended his doctoral thesis, Romulus et ses frères : Le culte des frères arvales, modèle du culte public dans la Rome des empereurs (‘Romulus and his brothers: The worship of the Arval Brethren, a model of public worship in imperial Rome’).
In the beginning the Synaulia's task was mainly educational: the reconstruction of ancient musical instruments for the Dutch archeological center, Archeon. [3] [failed verification] Later the scope was widened to include a more profound study into Italy's music and dance focusing primarily on ancient Rome.
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