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The Augustalia, also known as the Ludi Augustales ("Augustan Games"), was a festival celebrated October 12 in honor of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. It was established in conjunction with an altar to Fortuna Redux to mark the return of Augustus from Asia Minor to Rome in 19 BC. [1]
Ludi Augustales, October 3–12, established 14 AD after the death of Augustus and based on the Augustalia. Ludi Plebeii , originally November 13, on the Ides of Jupiter, and expanded to run November 4–17; established 216 BC and held in the Circus, and continued in the 4th century of the Christian era .
3–12: Ludi Augustales, established 14 AD after the death of Augustus, based on the Augustalia [20] 4: Ieiunium Cereris, a day of fasting in honour of Ceres, instituted in 191 BC as a quinquennial observance, made annual by Augustus; 5: second of the three days when the mundus was opened
The Sodales or Sacerdotes Augustales (singular Sodalis or Sacerdos Augustalis), [1] or simply Augustales, [2] [3] were an order of Roman priests originally instituted by Tiberius to attend to the maintenance of the cult of Augustus and the Julii. [4] [5] [6] Their establishment in 14 AD is described in the Annales of Tacitus.
In Hispania, many of the statues and dedications to Mars Augustus were presented by members of the priesthood or sodality called the Sodales Augustales. [134] These vows ( vota ) were usually fulfilled within a sanctuary of Imperial cult, or in a temple or precinct ( templum ) consecrated specifically to Mars. [ 135 ]
Goddess (Vesta or Concordia), extending a patera, emblem of the EpulonesThe epulones (Latin for "feasters"; sing. epulo) was a religious organization of Ancient Rome.They arranged feasts and public banquets at festivals and games ().
The Glass Bead Game (German: Das Glasperlenspiel, pronounced [das ˈɡlaːspɛʁlənˌʃpiːl] ⓘ) is the last full-length novel by the German author Hermann Hesse.It was begun in 1931 in Switzerland, where it was published in 1943 after being rejected for publication in Germany due to Hesse's anti-Fascist views.
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.