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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.
In 366 BC, the Ludi Romani became the first games to be placed on the religious calendar as an annual event sponsored by the state as a whole. [9] Games in the circus were preceded by a parade (pompa circensis) featuring the competitors, mounted youths of the Roman nobility, armed dancers, musicians, a satyr chorus, and images of the gods.
The Plebeian Games (Latin Ludi Plebeii) were an ancient Roman religious festival held November 4–17. [1] The games ( ludi ) included both theatrical performances ( ludi scaenici ) and athletic competitions for the purpose of entertaining the common people of Rome.
More important games were organized by high-ranking magistrates who could better afford them. The largest and most lavish of all were paid for by the emperor himself. [19] [20] The first types of gladiators were named after the enemies of the Republic of Rome: the Samnites, Thracians, and Gauls.
Although it is possibly an example of Duodecim Scripta, it may also represent an otherwise unknown Roman or Celtic board game. The gravesite in Colchester is not alone amongst Romano-British artifacts; other excavations in Britain have revealed board games implying that Roman games spread throughout the region concurrent to Romanization. In one ...
The Secular or Saecular Games [1] (Ludi Saeculares) was an ancient Roman religious celebration involving sacrifices, theatrical performances, and public games (ludi). It was held irregularly in Rome for three days and nights to mark the ends of various eras ( saecula ) and to celebrate the beginning of the next. [ 2 ]
As in other times, the games were used to allay the public’s fears and distract them from Hannibal’s invasion. [6] The games were held in the Circus Maximus, with equestrian games as well as stage performances, including praetextae, a category of Roman drama. [7] Ennius (239–169 BC) had Thyestes performed as part of this festival in 169 BC.
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