Ovid's splendid poem on the Roman calendar is an invaluable source of information about religious practices: it sets forth for us explanations of the festivals and sacred rites that were noted on the calendar. Here we see, among many others, the Festival of the Dead; the strange fertility rites of the Lupercalia; the merry revels of Midsummer Eve; the casting of effigies into Father Tiber. The poet also relates in graphic detail the legends attached to specific dates. This edition of < I>
In Fasti Ovid (43 BCâ AD 17) sets forth explanations of the festivals and sacred rites that were noted on the Roman calendar, and relates in graphic detail the legends attached to specific dates. The poem is an invaluable source of information about religious practices.
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In Fasti Ovid (43 BCâ AD 17) sets forth explanations of the festivals and sacred rites that were noted on the Roman calendar, and relates in graphic detail the legends attached to specific dates. The poem is an invaluable source of information about religious practices.
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