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Fontus or Fons (pl.: Fontes, "Font" or "Source") was a god of wells and springs in ancient Roman religion. A religious festival called the Fontinalia was held on October 13 in his honor. Throughout the city, fountains and wellheads were adorned with garlands. [1] Fontus was the son of Juturna and Janus. [2]
Following is a month-by-month list of Roman festivals and games that had a fixed place on the calendar. For some, the date on which they were first established is recorded. A deity's festival often marked the anniversary (dies natalis, "birthday") of the founding of a temple, or a rededication after a major renovation. Festivals not named for ...
During a highly active period of building construction and religious dedications following the Second Punic War, the aediles of 193 BC, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and Lucius Aemilius Paullus, built a monumental portico linking the Porta Fontinalis to the Altar of Mars in the Campus Martius. [4]
The tradition of New Year’s resolutions is rooted in an ancient religious festival. (Iryna Veklich/Moment RF/Getty Images) Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple.
Named for an ancient Roman festival of the wine harvest, Vinalia Urbana has opened at 230 Monroe Ave. near downtown. Tom Joy, who also owns Pourin Joy on Park Avenue, is owner. Brian Arliss is ...
Giorgio Franchetti, a food historian and scholar of ancient Roman history, recovered lost recipes from these repasts, which he shares in “Dining With the Ancient Romans,” written with ...
Mercuralia is a Roman celebration known also as the "Festival of Mercury". [1] Mercury (Greek counterpart: Hermes) was the god of merchants and commerce, among other things. [2] On May 15 merchants would sprinkle their heads, their ships and merchandise, and their businesses with water taken from the well at Porta Capena. [3]
[4] It was held in early February on various dates in different curiae, [5] [6] [7] which in the period of the Roman monarchy and the Roman Republic were the thirty wards of the city of Rome. It was proclaimed every year by the curio maximus , [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] who was a priest who was the head of the curiae .