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	Flamen Summary
		The flamen Martialis supposedly partook of the holiday of the October Horse, and the flamen Quirinalis in several rituals—Quirinalia, Robigalia, Consualia, and Larentalia.
		The wife of the flamen Dialis (flaminica Dialis) formed with him a sacred union that was an example to all Romans; it was unbreakable except by death, and she was under the same restrictions as her husband, according to Aulus Gellius (10.15.26), since she was the symbol for the fertility of Rome.
		When the office of flamen was vacant, a pontifex could serve as a temporary replacement, although only the Pontifex Maximus is known to have substituted for the Flamen Dialis.
	www.bookrags.com /Flamen (1708 words)

	Ancient History Sourcebook: Accounts of Roman State Religion, c. 200 BCE- 25CE
		A great many ceremonies are imposed upon the Flamen Dialis [the priest of Jupiter], and also many restraints, about which we read in the books On The Public Priesthoods and also in Book I of Fabius Pictor's work.
		, the Flamen Dialis' house, except for a sacral purpose; 6) if a prisoner in chains enters the house he must be released and the chains must be carried up through the opening in the roof above the atrium or living room onto the roof tiles and dropped down from there into the street;
		There is an ancient instruction written in archaic letters which runs: "Let him who is the Praetor Maximus fasten a nail on the Ides of September." This notice was fastened up on the right side of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, next to the chapel of Minerva.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/ancient/romrelig3.html (1528 words)

	Roman History Books and More: the flamen dialis
		Maximae dignationis): the three original flamens were always chosen from among the patricians, and styled Majores (Gaius, I.112); the rest from the plebeians, with the epithet Minores (Fest.
		To the average modern reader, the flamen dialis is best known because of Julius Caesar, who most likely did not actually hold the position as a young man, Colleen McCullough notwithstanding.
		(a) Bill Thayer comments: the loss of his priesthood: the flamen dialis had to be married, could not divorce, and if his wife died had to resign: thus by putting away his wife, Caesar was automatically bombing himself out of the priesthood.
	romanhistorybooks.typepad.com /roman_history_books_and_m/2007/02/the_flamen_dial.html (940 words)

	Flamen - LoveToKnow 1911
		The flamens were held to be elected for life, but they might be compelled to resign office for neglect of duty, or on the occurrence of some ill-omened event (such as the cap falling off the head) during the performance of their rites.
		The characteristic dress of the flamens in general was the apex, a white conical cap, the laena or mantle, and a laurel wreath.
		The flamen Dialis was not allowed to leave the city for a single night, to ride or even touch a horse (a restriction which incapacitated him for the consulship), to swear an oath, to look at an army, to touch anything unclean, or to look upon people working.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Flamen (571 words)

	Flamen - WCD (Wiki Classical Dictionary) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Flamen (from flare; one who blows or kindles the sacrificial fire) was the special priest of a special deity among the Romans.
		The Flamen Dialis was originally not allowed to spend a night away from home: in later times, under the Empire, the Pontifex could allow him to sleep out for two nights in the year.
		Indeed, the Flamen Dialis, whose superior position among the flamens conferred upon him certain privileges, as the toga praetexta, the sella curulis, a seat in the senate, and the services of a lictor, was in proportion obliged to submit to more restrictions than the rest.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /wcd/Flamen (654 words)

	Priests (Nova Roma) - NovaRoma
		The Flamen Dialis serves the cult of Iuppiter (Jupiter), and participates in the Vinalia festivals and at conferratio marriage ceremonies.
		The wife of the Flamen Dialis was known as the Flaminica Dialis, and assisted in the rites and was subject to the same taboos.
		The Flamen Carmentalis oversees the cult of Carmenta (Carmentis), a goddess of Prophecy and Oracles.
	www.novaroma.org /nr/Priests_(Nova_Roma) (1644 words)

	Flamen Dialis - Definition, explanation
		The Flamen Dialis was an important position in Roman religion.
		To counterbalance these high honours, the Dialis was subjected to a multitude of restrictions and privations, a long catalogue of which has been compiled by Aulus Gellius (x.15) from the works of Fabius Pictor and Masurius Sabinus, while Plutarch, in his Roman Questions, endeavours to explain their import.
		Hence, since her assistance was essential in the performance of certain ordinances, a divorce was not permitted, and if she died the dialis was obliged to resign.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/f/fl/flamen_dialis.php (1049 words)

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		Jupiter, Mars and Quirinus were the major deities, and their flamines were the Flamen Dialis of Jupiter, the Flamen Martialis for Mars and the Flamen Quirinalis for Quirinus.
		Jupiter commanded the Roman pantheon, and the Flamen Dialis wielded a parallel importance.
		The flamen of Jupiter was a relic of an ancient kingship and traveled with a lictor, wore a purple-trimmed toga and sat in a curule or throne-like chair.
	www.fofweb.com /Onfiles/Ancient/AncientDetail.asp?iPin=ROME0644 (510 words)

	Flamen
		A flamen was a Priest of the Roman religion.
		A fourth flamen maior was added after 44 BC dedicated to Julius Caesar.
		The robe of office of a flamen was a special priestly hat called an apex, and a wollen coat called a læna.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/fl/Flamen.htm (224 words)

	known, Category, three, sacred, religion, assigned, state, public, obscurity, obscure, etymology, could, cloak - Flamen
		A flamen was a name given to a priest assigned to a state supported god or goddess in Roman religion.
		When the office of flamen was vacant, a pontifex could serve as a temporary replacement, although only the Pontifex Maximus is known to have substituted for the Flamen Dialis.
		The Flamen Quirinalis oversaw the cult of Quirinus, who presided over organized Roman social life and was related to the peaceful aspect of Mars.
	www.alphasearch.org /Flamen.html (668 words)

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		The flamen dialis, the priest of Jupiter, was the most senior of the flamines.
		Though the life of the flamen dialis was regulated by a whole host of strange rules.
		If a person was into the house of the flamen dialis in any form of fetters he was to be untied at once and the shackles pulled up through the skylight of the house's atrium on to the roof and then carried away.
	www.roman-empire.net /religion/religion.html (4894 words)

	Daily Life
		The Pontifex Maximus and Flamen Dialis presided at the Ceremony where ten witnesses was present.
		When marriage had taken place in the old fashioned form, a husband could divorce his wife though the procedure was complicated excpet for the Flamen Dialis who was required to be married by confarreatio.
		We know of only one Flamen Dialis who succeeded in divorcing his wife and this was only with the special permission of the emperor Domitian.
	cornellia.fws1.com /marital_customs.htm (2014 words)

	Gaius Julius Caesar - Flamen Dialis? - Ancient Roman Empire Forums (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I believe the Flamen Dialis could also not touch anything made of iron or handle a weapon, and he could not ride.
		If a prisoner in shackles came into the home of the flammen dialis, the shackles were to be cut off and lifted up through the...skylight (atrium?) and thrown from the roof.
		For one, the flamen Dialis had to be the son of parents married by confarreatio, and Caesar's mother Aurelia was a plebeian.
	www.unrv.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=4152&mode=linear&view=findpost&p=37328 (1876 words)

	FlamenDialis (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A great many ceremonies are imposed upon the Flamen Dialis [the priest of Jupiter], and also many restraints about which we read in the books On The Public Priesthoods and also in Book I of Fabius Pictor's work.
		The hair of the [Flamen] Dialis is not to be cut, except by a freeman.
		The nail trimmings and hair of the Dialis must be buried in the ground beneath a healthy tree.
	www.roanoke.edu /religion/Maclean/RELG211/FlamenDialis.html (381 words)

	FLAMEN DIALIS Articles The Flamen Dialis was an important
		The Flamen Dialis was an important position in Roman religion.
		He was the high priest of Jupiter, and, according to tradition, was forbidden to touch metal, ride a horse, or see a corpse.
		To counterbalance these high honours, the Dialis was subjected to a multitude of restrictions and privations, a long catalogue of which has been compiled by Aulus Gellius (x.15) from the works of Fabius Pictor and Masurius Sabinus, while Plutarch, in his Roman Questions, endeavours to explain their import.
	www.amazines.com /Flamen_Dialis_related.html (950 words)

	THE FLAMEN DIALIS AND HIS WIFE - Specialists of the Sacred - Holy personages - Mircea Eliade, "From Primitives to Zen"
		A great many ceremonies are imposed upon the Flamen Dialis [the priest of Jupiter], and also many restraints [castus multiplices, taboos], about which we read in the books On The Public Priesthoods and also in Book I of Fabius Pictor's work.
		The hair of the [Flamen] Dialis is not to be cut, except by a freeman.
		The nail trimmings and hair of the Dialis must be buried in the ground beneath a healthy tree.
	alexm.here.ru /mirrors/www.enteract.com/jwalz/Eliade/214.html (582 words)

	LacusCurtius • Roman Religion — Flamen (Smith's Dictionary, 1875)
		.27), that the flamens were elected at the
		The most distinguished of all the flamens was the
		After the deification of the emperors, flamens were appointed to superintend their worship in Rome and in all the provinces; and we find constantly in inscriptions such titles as
	penelope.uchicago.edu /Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Flamen.html (1374 words)

	Forged By Lightning: A Novel of Hannibal and Scipio - Glossary of Terms
		Flamen Dialis - One of the three major flamines, he was attached to the temple of Jupiter.
		Flamen Martialis - One of the three major flamines, he served Mars.
		Flamen Quirinalis - One of the three major flamines, he served Quirinus.
	www.hannibalofcarthage.org /glossary.php (674 words)

	Gaius Julius Caesar - Flamen Dialis? - Ancient Roman Empire Forums (Site not responding. Last check: )
		If Caesar was the Flamen Dialis then he could not be in a position to go into battle, as the FD could not see blood.
		Tobias Perhaps, seeing as the flamen dialis was the speci...
		Porcius Cato Perhaps, seeing as the flamen dialis was the speci...
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	Flamines
		Les flamines (singulier flamen en latin) sont des prÃªtres romains vouÃ©s au culte d'un seul dieu.
		J.-C., le poste de flamen dialis est aboli (certains pensent que c'est parce qu'il n'a pas trouvÃ© preneur), avant d'Ãªtre rÃ©tabli 75 ans plus tard par Auguste.
		Le flamen municipales officie au centre d'une ville (toutes les grandes citÃ©s de l'Empire finiront par avoir leur flamine particulier).
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DFlamines%26type%3Dfr (749 words)

	Holocaust Revealed
		The pontifex maximus (from where the current Pontiff gets his title) had the privilege of choosing the flamen Dialis from a list of three candidates nominated by the college of pontificates or pontiffs.
		The wife of only one, the flaminica Dialis, participated in the sacred duties with her husband.
		The title "flamen" seems to come from "to blow" in relation to the fires of the altars of sacrifice or from the flames (flagrare, fiamma) on them.
	www.logon.org /_domain/holocaustrevealed.org/Church/Papacy.htm (2856 words)

	Flamen Dialis : Symptome - Dei (Bonus Tracks) - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This lone album by the enigmatic French group Flamen Dialis is one strange beast, and deserves a place in the pantheon of French obscurities just alongside Fille Qui Mousse.
		But while the latter extended the experimental aspects of Krautrock, Flamen Dialis seems to proceed from the territory of Tangerine Dream.
		The CD also contains Flamen Dialis' only single, the 1978 "Découverte" b/w "Autre Chose." Truly a one-of-a-kind item, for the very open-minded listener.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,2934161,00.html (410 words)

	VILLA IVLILLA > PERSONAL APPEARANCE > MEN > THE PRIESTHOOD (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There were more restrictive modes of dress and behaviour for those priests devoted to the worship of one god: the Flamen Dialis for Jove, the Flamen Martialis for Mars, and the Flamen Quirinalis for Romulus.
		A great many ceremonies are imposed upon the Flamen Dialis, and also many restraints, about which we read in the books On The Public Priesthoods and also in Book I of Fabius Pictor's work.
		IX The hair of the Flamen Dialis is not to be cut, except by a freeman;
	julilla.tripod.com /priests.htm (807 words)

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