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  FLAMEN - LoveToKnow Article on FLAMEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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.
23.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FL/FLAMEN.htm   (571 words)

  
 FLAMEN (RELIGION)
Ein Flamen (Plural: flamines) war in der römischen Religion der Einzelpriester einer bestimmten Gottheit.
Die drei wichtigsten Flamines (flamines maiores) waren für den Kult der Götter Jupiter (Flamen Dialis), Mars (Flamen Martialis) und Quirinus (Flamen Quirinalis) zuständig.
Gaius Iulius Caesar war als junger Mann für den Dienst als Flamen Dialis vorgesehen, was ihm nach politischen Veränderungen allerdings erspart blieb.
www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/F/Flamen_(Religion)   (185 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Flamen
A flamen was a priest of the Roman religion.
Mars was the Roman god of war and the son of Juno and a magical flower (or Jupiter) and initially was the Roman god of fertility and vegetation, and protector of cattle, but later he became associated with battle.
In Roman mythology, Carmenta was the goddess of childbirth and prophecy, associated with technological innovation as well as the protection of mothers and children, and a patron of midwives.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Flamen   (1118 words)

  
 wiki/Flamen Definition / wiki/Flamen Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Flamen DialisThe Flamen Dialis was an important position in Roman religion.
Flamen Pomonalis, who worshipped Pomona In Roman mythology, Pomona was the goddess of fruit trees.
Flamen Portunalis, who worshipped Portunus In Roman mythology, Portunes (alternatively spelled Portumnes or Portunus) was a god of keys and doors and livestock.
www.elresearch.com /wiki/Flamen   (791 words)

  
 Flamen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The etymology of the word flamen is obscure.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flamen   (232 words)

  
 Flamen -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A flamen was a (A clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders) priest of the (Click link for more info and facts about Roman religion) Roman religion.
The (The study of the sources and development of words) etymology of the word flamen is obscure.
A fourth flamen maior was added after 44 BC dedicated to (Conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)) Julius Caesar.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fl/flamen.htm   (525 words)

  
 Mars (god) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
They were referred to as jumpers because they jumped down streets and sang the Carmen Saliare.
A priest of Mars alone was called a flamen Martialis.
Mars, unlike his Greek counterpart, Ares, was more widely worshipped than any of the other Roman gods, probably because his sons Romulus and Remus were said to have founded Rome; the Romans called themselves sons of Mars.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mars_(god)   (515 words)

  
 imperium-romanum.com - Religion - Antike Religion
Für den flamen Dialis galt der Zustand cotidie feriatus (täglich festlich), sodass er immer in Tracht sein musste.
Der flamen Dialis hatte an den Iden ein Schaf zu opfern.
Der flamen Martialis dürfte ähnliche Aufgaben wahrgenommen haben.
www.imperiumromanum.com /religion/antikereligion/flamines_01.htm   (988 words)

  
 Quirinus
The main festival of Quirinus is the Quirinalia, held on 17 Feb. This could be significant in that February did mark the end of the traditional calendar, and March the beginning, and thereby signify the transition of the season of Quirinus over to the season of Mars.
The flamen Quirinalis is encountered by Ovid on the Robigalia, 25 April, leading a procession all dressed in white to the sacred grove of Robigo, thought to be at the fifth mile along the Via Claudia (21).
The presence of the flamen Quirinalis officiating at the Larentalia is then one of representing Romulus performing the rites of a dutiful son to his adoptive mother (26).
home.tiscali.be /mauk.haemers/collegium_religionis/quirinus.htm   (5942 words)

  
 Flamen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The robe of office of a flamen was a special priestly hat called apex and a wollen coat called a læna.
The Flamen: A study in the history and sociology of Roman religion
Niederländer und Flamen in Berlin 1940-1945: KZ-Häftlinge, Inhaftierte, Kriegsgefangene und Zwangsarbeiter (Reihe Deutsche Vergangenheit)
www.freeglossary.com /Flaminii   (324 words)

  
 Flamen (Religion) - Wikipedia
Ein Flamen (Plural: flamines) war in der altrömischen Religion der Einzelpriester einer bestimmten Gottheit.
Flamen Falacer (vermutlich im Zusammenhang mit dem sabinischen Ort Falacrinae)
In der Kaiserzeit wurde auch für die vergöttlichten Angehörigen des Kaiserhauses (divi) nach ihrem Tode jeweils ein Flamen eingesetzt, die "Flamines divorum".
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flamen_%28Religion%29   (207 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Mars (god)
The rex Nemorensis, (Latin: the king of Nemi or the king of the grove) was a sort of sacred king who served as priest of the goddess Diana at Aricia in Italy, by the shores of lake Nemi.
The Carmen Saliare is a scarcely intelligible fragment of archaic Latin, which played a part in the rituals performed by the Salii or Salian priests, the jumping priests, of ancient Rome.
Mars, unlike his Greek counterpart, Aries, was more widely worshipped than any of the other Roman gods, probably because his sons Romulus and Remus were said to have founded Rome; the Romans called themselves sons of Mars.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mars-%28god%29   (2123 words)

  
 Flamen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Some Indo-Europeanists have attempted to link it to the Sanskrit word brahman, but this etymology is no longerheld in high esteem.
The robe of office of a flamen was a special priestly hat called an apex, and a wollen coat called alæna.
When the Imperial cult got under way, furtherflamines were appointed to worship the divine Romanemperors.
www.therfcc.org /flamen-19290.html   (142 words)

  
 Flamen Religion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Die drei wichtigsten Flamines waren für den Kult der Götter Jupiter (''Flamen Dialis''), Mars (''Flamen Martialis'') und Quirinus (''Flamen Quirinalis'') zuständig.
Er musste unter anderem in einer vollgültigen Ehe verheiratet sein, bestimmte Kleidungsvorschriften beachten (eine bestimme Mützenform, der ''apex'', war das Symbol für einen Flamen) und durfte nicht mit Toten, Waffen oder einem Heer in Berührung kommen.
Caesar war als junger Mann für den Dienst als Flamen Dialis vorgesehen, was ihm nach politischen Veränderungen allerdings erspart blieb.
www.themensuche.de /Flamen_(Religion).html   (161 words)

  
 Flamen: Definition of Flamen in Webster's Dictionary 1913 Edition - Wunder Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Flamen: Definition of Flamen in Webster's Dictionary 1913 Edition
A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom he received a distinguishing epithet.
The most honored were those of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called respectively Flamen Dialis, Flamen Martialis, and Flamen Quirinalis.
websters.wunderdictionary.com /dictionary/def/english/flamen.html   (66 words)

  
 AFA - Roots & Branches of the Tribes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
His Equus October festival was related to the Indic asvamedha (also interesting is the linguistic link between such festivals and mean, another tie-in between Mars and Wotan, as explored in Mallory's In Search of the Indo-Europeans).
The winning horse was then slain by the Flamen Martialis.
The tail was taken to the Regia, where it was allowed to drip blood over the hearth.
www.runestone.org /rootbrn.html   (1455 words)

  
 Flamen Martialis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Flamen Martialis oversees the cult of Mars, the God of War, leading public rites on the days sacred to Mars.
The sacred spears or Mars were ritually shaken by the Flamen Martialis when the legions were preparing for war.
This page was last modified 05:34, 9 April 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flamen_Martialis   (66 words)

  
 Flamen (Religion)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Das Leben der Flamines unterlag strikten Regelungen die wir vor allem beim flamen kennen.
Er musste unter anderem in einer Ehe verheiratet sein bestimmte Kleidungsvorschriften beachten (eine Mützenform der apex war das Symbol für einen Flamen) durfte nicht mit Toten Waffen oder einem in Berührung kommen.
Caesar war als junger Mann für den als Flamen Dialis vorgesehen was ihm nach Veränderungen allerdings erspart blieb.
www.uni-protokolle.de /Lexikon/Flamen_(Religion).html   (166 words)

  
 NOVA ROMA ::: TABVLARIVM ::: PONTIFICES ::: Gaius Iulius Scaurus Flamen Quirinalis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
NOVA ROMA ::: TABVLARIVM ::: PONTIFICES ::: Gaius Iulius Scaurus Flamen Quirinalis
This post was suggested by our Flamen Martialis, Lucius Equitius Cincinnatus Augur, in the hopes that both Mars and Quirinus could have active Flamines.
As Flamen Quirinalis, Scaurus will be responsible for helping to rebuild the worship of Quirinus in Nova Roma and beyond, as well as keeping the public days and rites sacred to Quirinus.
www.novaroma.org /tabularium/pontifices/2003-11-02-iv.htm   (177 words)

  
 Flamen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Un flamen era sacerdote de la religión romana.
El etymology del flamen de la palabra es obscuro.
El traje de la oficina de un flamen era un sombrero priestly especial llamado un ápice, y a wollen la capa llamada un læna.
www.yotor.net /wiki/es/fl/Flamen.htm   (130 words)

  
 Gods and Goddesses
This is the thread for discussion on the god Quirinus and for information about the Flamen Quirinalis as well as the cult of Quirinus.
This is the thread for discussion on the god Mars and for information about the Flamen Martialis as well as the cult of Mars.
This is the thread for discussion on the goddess Ceres and for information about the Flamen Cerialis as well as the cult of Cerialia.We are uncertain about if she really had her own Flamines since not all sources mention her.
www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Board/76091   (915 words)

  
 Pontifex - Wikipedia
Neben den eigentlichen Pontifices gehörten von Anfang eine Reihe verschiedener Priestertümer zum Kollegium:
die drei Flamines maiores (Flamen Dialis, Flamen Martialis, Flamen Quirinalis),
Die eigentlichen Pontifices waren zunächst drei Priester (mit dem Pontifex Maximus).
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pontifex   (550 words)

  
 NOVA ROMA ::: Religio Romana
February 5 - Caerimona Feriae Concordiae in Capitolio - a rite celebrating the founding of the Temple of Concord, performed by G. Iulius Scarus, Flamen Quirinalis et Pontifex.
March 14 - Caerimonia Equirria - A rite for the Equirria, a horse racing festival sacred to Mars, performed by Lucius Equitius Cincinnatus, Flamen Martialis, Pontifex et Augur.
March 23 - Caerimonia Feria Tubilustrum- Ritual for the Tubilustrum, the polishing of the the military trumpets in honor of Mars and Minerva, performed by C. Minucius Hadrianus, Minervae Templi Sacerdos et Pontiff.
www.novaroma.org /religio_romana/ritual_record.htm   (382 words)

  
 Flamen (Religion)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mars (Flamen Martialis) und Quirinus (Flamen Quirinalis) zuständig
In der Kaiserzeit wurde auch für die vergöttlichten Angehörigen des Kaiserhauses jeweils ein Flamen eingesetzt.
Flamen Julio Iglesias Artikel, die überarbeitet werden müssen Fugu Baureihe 114 Liste der Baureihen Cicero (Maß)
www.infomia.com /wiki,index,goto,Flamen_(Religion).html   (192 words)

  
 A ritual for the Meditrinalia
"Octobri mense Meditrinalia dies dictus a medendo, quod Flaccus flamen Martialis dicebat hoc die solitum vinum novum et vetus libari et degustari medicamenti causa; quod facere solent etiam nunc multi cum dicunt: 'Novum vetus vinum bibo: novo veteri morbo medeor'."
"The day of the Meditrinalia in month October was named from 'mederi' (to be healed), as Flamen Martialis Flaccus used to say that on this day it was the custom to make a libation of new and old wine and to taste it in order to be healed.
Many are accustomed to do this even now when they say: 'Wine new and old I drink, of illness new and old I'm cured.'"
www.novaroma.org /religio_romana/Meditrinalia.html   (720 words)

  
 Flamen (Religion) - definition erklärung bedeutung glossar zu Flamen (Religion)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Flamen (Religion) - definition erklärung bedeutung glossar zu Flamen (Religion)
Flamen (Religion) Definitionen, Erklärungen sowie Bedeutungen zu Flamen (Religion)
Die flamines maiores mussten dem Patriziat entstammen, die flamines minores waren Plebejer oder in Kaiserzeit Equites.
www.adlexikon.de /Flamen_Religion.shtml   (229 words)

  
 Vitae sacerdotum
Als Flamen Martialis vermutlich schon früh, kurz nach 20 v.
Flamen Martialis schon 215 bei seiner Kandidatur für das Konsulat von 214 - was ihm als hinderlich ausgelegt wurde.
Er trug einen Konflikt mit dem Flamen Martialis A. Postumius Albinus über dessen Abwesenheit von Rom aus (242), der erste überlieferte Konflikt dieser Art.
www.uni-erfurt.de /vergleichende_religionswissenschaft/bio.htm   (10077 words)

  
 Re: Does jesus exist? -- DELUSION
I'm going to try to do some more reading about what happened to the "Flamen Dialis" who was in charge of the temples and worship of the planet Jupiter to see what I can find out.
Maybe you could do some research on what happened to the "Flamen Martialis" pontiff, and we can compare notes...
My main point is that Christianity didn't just pop out of the woodwork one day, and suddenly there was some new Christian church.
www.mailarchive.ca /lists/alt.bible/2004-04/0469.html   (375 words)

  
 Das Schwarze Netz - Flamen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Die Minores rekrutieren sich auch aus den Reihen der Plebejer.
war es dem Flamen dialis verwehrt, weitere öffentliche Ämter zu bekleiden.
In der Kaiserzeit erhielten auch vergöttlichte Kaiser ihren eigenen Flamen.
www.sungaya.de /schwarz/romer/flamen.htm   (74 words)

  
 Flamen
The word "flamen" uses 6 letters: A E F L M N.
Words formed by adding one letter before or after flamen (in bold), or to aeflmn in any order:
List all words starting with flamen, words containing flamen or words ending with flamen
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