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Fanum tax is an Internet slang term describing the theft of food between friends. [18] The first usage of Fanum tax referred exclusively to Fanum, who jokingly "taxed" snacks by taking bites of food from fellow content creators during streams. [ 3 ]
The Fanum Voltumnae (‘shrine of Voltumna’) was the chief sanctuary of the Etruscans; fanum means a sacred place, a much broader notion than a single temple. [1] Numerous sources refer to a league of the "Twelve Peoples" ( lucumonies ) of Etruria , formed for religious purposes but evidently having some political functions.
Fanum may refer to: Fanum (streamer) (Roberto Escanio Pena, born 1997), Dominican-American content creator; Fanum, a sacred space in ancient Roman religion; Fanum House, the former headquarters of the Automobile Association in Basingstoke, England; Fanum Fortunae, an ancient town in Italy; Fanum Carisi, a commune in Italy
The bond of the twelve Etruscan populi was renewed annually at the sacred grove of Fanum Voltumnae, the sanctuary of Voltumnus sited near Volsinii (present day Bolsena), which was mentioned by Livy. [6] At the Fanum Voltumnae ludi were held, the precise nature of which, whether athletic or artistic, is unknown.
A fanum is a plot of consecrated ground, a sanctuary, [225] and from that a temple or shrine built there. [226] A fanum may be a traditional sacred space such as the grove of Diana Nemorensis, or a sacred space or structure for non-Roman religions, such as an Iseum (temple of Isis) or Mithraeum.
The Battle of Fano also known as the Battle of Fanum Fortunae [1] was fought in 271 between the Roman and the Juthungian armies. The Romans led by Emperor Aurelian , were victorious. Battle during the Roman-Germanic wars (271)
The fanum is a circular chamber surrounded by a sixteen-sided polygonal ambulatory or gallery, which opens onto the Cère and Jordanne River valleys. The angles of the polygon are marked by the bases of fluted columns (eight of which are found in-place) bearing acanthus-leafed Corinthian capitals .
The fanum is thought to have been constructed in the 2nd century [1] or perhaps at the end of the 1st. According to legend, Saint Front made the edifice's breach by driving out demons taking refuge in the tower with his staff. In reality, it was the result of removing large blocks that formed the entryway, causing the collapse of the portion above.