Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

civic legitimation through calendrical commemoration

civic_legitimation_through_calendrical_commemoration

A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


roman

  • Fasti NOTES: / FASTI / KALENDARES ROMANI / JANUARIUS. LIB. I.; lines 859-908 confidence: medium

    January 13 records a semimas sheep immolated to Jupiter Stator, provinces returned to the people, and the name Augustus given to Octavian.

    The January 13 entry commemorates provinces returned to the people and the giving of the name Augustus to Octavian within the religious calendar sequence.

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