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Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival and holiday in honour of the god Saturn, held on the 17th of December of the Julian calendar and later expanded with festivities until the 19th of December. By the 1st century B.C., the celebration had been extended until the 23rd of December, for a total of seven days of festivities. [ 1 ]
In 2010, Martin Ezcurra defined the subfamily Saturnaliinae for the clade containing Saturnalia and Chromogisaurus, which were found to be close relatives in several studies. [1] While they are sometimes found to be a subgroup within the Guaibasauridae , [ 1 ] all recent studies have found the saturnaliines to form an independent lineage at the ...
Saturnalia tupiniquim is known from three well-preserved partial skeletons. The holotype, MCP 3844-PV is a partial skeleton including most of the presacral vertebrae and sacrum, the pectoral and pelvic girdles, the right humerus and part of the right ulna, the left femur, and most of the right hind limb. [2]
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Saturnalia celebrated the harvest and sowing, and ran from December 17–23. During Saturnalia, the social restrictions of Rome were relaxed. The figure of Saturn, kept during the year with its legs bound in wool, was released from its bindings for the period of the festival.
Saturnalia Fossae / s æ t ər ˈ n eɪ l i ə ˈ f ɒ s ə / is a series of parallel Veneneian troughs in the northern hemisphere of the giant asteroid 4 Vesta. It is thought to be a shock fractures resulting from the impact that created Veneneia crater, which it is concentric with. [ 2 ]
Macrobius's given name is unrecorded as is his family name ().His recorded name is a series of three surnames (), properly ordered Macrobius Ambrosius Theodosius.This is what appears in the earliest surviving manuscripts of the Saturnalia and how he is addressed in the excerpts from his lost De Differentiis.
Saturnalia Rulebook 1984. The game is set on the continent of Saturnalia, which has a variety of climates and a large cast of mythical creatures. [4] The rule book recommends that the character should be a follower of one of the fourteen deities — each gives the character some advantages, and allows the character to learn certain types of spells.