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A religious festival called the Fontinalia was held on October 13 in his honor. Throughout the city, fountains and wellheads were adorned with garlands. [1] Fontus was the son of Juturna and Janus. [2]
For some, the date on which they were first established is recorded. A deity's festival often marked the anniversary (dies natalis, "birthday") of the founding of a temple, or a rededication after a major renovation. Festivals not named for deities are thought to be among the oldest on the calendar. [7] Some religious observances were monthly.
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A funerary stele of the 2nd century AD preserves the name of a shoemaker, Gaius Julius Helius, who was located somewhere around the gate. [7] Most notoriously, Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso , the supposed poisoner of the Emperor Tiberius' heir apparent Germanicus , had built structures above the gate to connect his private residences.
[4] It was held in early February on various dates in different curiae, [5] [6] [7] which in the period of the Roman monarchy and the Roman Republic were the thirty wards of the city of Rome. It was proclaimed every year by the curio maximus , [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] who was a priest who was the head of the curiae .
Roman Festivals (Italian: Feste Romane), P 157 is a tone poem in four movements for orchestra completed in 1928 by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. [1] It is the last of his three tone poems about Rome, following Fountains of Rome (1916) and Pines of Rome (1924), which he referred to as a triptych. [2]
The Alter designer also posted a photo of herself among a group dressed up in festival-ready garments that appeared to be taken before rain stranded thousands of festival-goers.
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