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Topic: Equirria


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  Feriae Marti with Senex Caecilius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The celebration began with a procession of the Salii, the priests of Mars who performed ritual dances in full armor and carried the sacred shields, and it was repeated on March 9.
The Equirria and the Mamuralia took place on March 14.
The former was a horse-racing festival to honor Mars; the latter, a festival to honor Mamurius Veturius, legendary maker of the sacred shields.
lonestar.texas.net /~robison/feriaeMarti.html   (252 words)

  
 Mars, God of War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
During these fertility and cleansing rites, a pig, a sheep and bull were sacrificed.
Horse races known as the Equirria were on February 27 and March 14.
Weapons and war-trumpets were cleansed on March 19, the Quinquatrus and on March 23, the Tubilustrium.
www.meridiangraphics.net /mars.htm   (725 words)

  
 Glossary
This was a horse race held 3 times a year, on the 26th of the intercalated month, on March 14th, and on October 15th, the Equirria was held in honour of Mars in the Campus Martius, or if there were floods, on the Caelian.
The horse race held 3 times per year, on the 26th of the intercalated month, on March 14th, and on October 15th, the Equirria was held in honour of Mars in the Campus Martius, or if there were floods, on the Caelian.
Equirria Chariot race and the slaughter of the October Horse.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk /temetfutue/glossary/glossaryF.htm   (9261 words)

  
 Red, White & Blue\Green   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
There was a real Roman chariot race on the Campus Martius at the Equirria (< *Equi-curria) 'Horse Run'), celebrated around the original New Year (27 February and 13 March) and reputed to have been founded by Romulus in honor of Mars.
Johannes Lydus (De Mensibus 4:20) has preserved the tradition that the participants were divided into three "tribes" and that their colors were red, white, and green respectively.
Thus the equirria preserve another reminiscence of the prehistoric tripartite class structure, and Johannes Lydus clinches this by stating the the russati (red) belonged to Mars, the albati (white) to Jupiter, and the virides (green) to Venus, thus to patron deities typical of the warrior, priestly, and commoner orders.
library.flawlesslogic.com /rwb.htm   (247 words)

  
 Detail Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In October, the sacred horse races, the October equus, were held on the Ides (15th), in the Campus Martius, or Field of Mars.
A horse from the winning team was sacrificed on the Altar of Mars in the Campus, and its blood was given to the Vestal Virgins for use in later purifications.
Blessings were given to the legions on the Armilustrium, October 19, closing the religious year, until the first Equirria on February 27.
www.fofweb.com /Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=ROME1015   (314 words)

  
 Nougat of the Day   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The dancers held sacred shields during the ceremony and dined out at a different house each night.
On March 14 a race of two-horse chariots, the Equirria, was held on the Campius Martius, a large field outside the city dedicated to martial training and celebration.
The Tubilustrium of March 23 was a ceremony of purifying the sacred war trumpets.
spotlightongames.com /nougat/24.html   (131 words)

  
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Anthesteria Dionysus Equirria Equiria Selene Moon goddess Breaker Morant Münster Anabaptist Jerusalem
Purification rites were held for the army, which must have taken a lot of energy and time.
www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/feb27.html   (3801 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Roman festivals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Jump to: navigation, search March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year.
Jump to: navigation, search March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years).
Jump to: navigation, search Mars was Roman god of war, the son of Juno and a magical flower (or Jupiter).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Roman-festivals   (4389 words)

  
 Fathers and Daughters: Part 2
There would be a real holiday atmosphere and Maximus was taking them to Emerita Augusta where Serena's elder sister now lived; her husband was a leading councillor and city worthy.
He closed his eyes and prayed to his goddess to keep this woman in her blessed care and bring her through the coming labour, safe and sound.
They had seen the young men off on their cross country race, Maximus shouting last minute words of advice to Marcus as the young man spurred on his ride and made for the open countryside.
www.burningblue.org /fiction/maximus/fathers2.htm   (6494 words)

  
 This Day in Ancient and Roman History - February 27th   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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The Equirria, a horse-race in honor of Mars was held on this day.
On this day in 280 AD Constantine I (The Great) was born.
www.romancoins.net /thisday/feb/Feb27.htm   (76 words)

  
 Vitellia domo Valde Fumidis Mons montis Homepage
Equirria, a Festival of Horse Racing dedicated to Mars, March 14
Equirria, a Festival of Horse Racing dedicated to Mars, February 27
Suovetaurilia, Fertility and Cleansing Rites, Every 5 Years
www.angelfire.com /empire2/vitellia/vfm   (1395 words)

  
 Roman Republican Calendar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
So why put the leap month after February 23rd/24th?
Simply, there were two important festivals, Refugium and Equirria, which fell at the end of February and which could not be separated from the beginning of March.
They are transferred to the intercalary month, but notice with the Roman method of counting backwards, they keep their day numbering constant whether it’s a regular or intercalary year.
www.polysyllabic.com /Roman.html   (1135 words)

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