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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 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.
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.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Arvale may refer to: Carmen Arvale, a chant of the Arval priests of ancient Rome; Rose Arvale, ...
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The sources of Christian music are the Jewish tradition of psalm singing, and the music of Hellenistic late antiquity. Paul the Apostle mentions psalms, hymns and sacred songs (Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16) but only in connection with the Christian behavior of the Christians, not with regard to worship music.
The vocabulary of ancient Roman religion was highly specialized. Its study affords important information about the religion, traditions and beliefs of the ancient Romans. This legacy is conspicuous in European cultural history in its influence on later juridical and religious vocabulary in Europe, particularly of the Christian Church.