Ludi Lupercales 2761 AUC (Nova Roma)

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	==Lupercalenses, the 1st of 2761 Ludi decenniales==		==Lupercalenses, the 1st of 2761 Ludi decenniales==
−	blblbblblblblblblblblbl	+	The Ludi Lupercalenses is the first set of games in the tenth anniversary year of games, designated as Ludi Decenniales. The Lupercalenses begins on the Lupercalia and ends on the Quirinalia.
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	==Lupercalia and Quirinalia, Lupercalenses highlights==		==Lupercalia and Quirinalia, Lupercalenses highlights==
−	* Lupercalia	+	* '''Lupercalia'''
−	- what did the Ancients do ?<br>	+
−	- Lupercalia, the meaning	+
−	* Quirinalia	+	''Lupercalia is uniquely Roman, but even the Romans of the first century were at a loss to explain exactly which deity or deities were being exalted. It harkens back to the days when Rome was nothing more than a few shepherds living on a hill known as Palantine and was surrounded by wilderness teeming with wolves.''
−	- what did the Ancients do ?<br>	+
−	- Quirinalia, the meaning	+
−	==Our ludi golden rule : one day, one god, one ludus==	+	''Lupercus, protector of flocks against wolves, is a likely candidate; the word lupus is Latin for wolf, or perhaps Faunus, the god of agriculture and shepherds. Others suggest it was Rumina, the goddess whose temple stood near the fig tree under which the she-wolf suckled Romulus and Remus.  There is no question about Lupercalia's importance. Records indicate that Mark Antony was master of the Luperci College of Priests. He chose the Lupercalia festival of the year 44BC as the proper time to offer the crown to Julius Caesar.''
−	* at least : blblbblblblblblblblblbl (except on ater and exceptional days)	+	''According to legend, the story of Romulus and Remus begins with their grandfather Numitor, king of the ancient Italian city of Alba Longa. He was ousted by his brother Amulius. Numitor's daughter, Rhea Silvia, was made a Vestal Virgin by Amulius and forbidden to marry since her children would be rightful heir to the throne. Mars, the god of war, fell in love with her and she gave birth to twin sons.''
−	* but non only : blblbblblblblblblblblbl	+
−	==Lupercalenses schedule : 3 days (Feb. 15, 16, 17)==	+	''Fearing that the boys would grow up and seek revenge, Amulius had them placed in a basket and thrown into the freezing flooded waters of the River Tiber. When the waters receded, the basket came ashore on Palantine Hill. They were found by a she-wolf who, instead of killing them, nurtured and nourished them with her milk. A woodpecker, also sacred to Mars, brought them food as well.''
−	*blblbblblblblblblblblbl	+	''The twins were later found by Faustulus, the king's shepherd. He and his wife adopted and named them Romulus and Remus. They grew up to be bold, strong young men, and eventually led a band of shepherds in an uprising against Amulius, killing him and rightfully restoring the kingdom to their grandfather.''
−	(links to detailed pages on opening ceremony, contests, etc.)	+
−	* The schedule :	+	''Deciding to found a town of their own, Romulus and Remus chose the sacred place where the she-wolf had nursed them. Romulus began to build walls on Palatine Hill, but Remus laughed because they were so low. Remus mockingly jumped over them, and in a fit of rage, Romulus killed his brother. Romulus continued the building of the new city, naming it Roma after himself.''
−	{{Feb 15}}{{2008}} (February 15, 2008 CE)	+	''February occurred later on the ancient Roman calendar than it does today so Lupercalia was held in the spring and regarded as a festival of purification and fertility.  Each year on February 15, the Luperci priests gathered on Palantine Hill at the cave of Lupercal. Vestal virgins brought sacred cakes made from the first ears of last year's grain harvest to the fig tree. Two naked young men, assisted by the Vestals, sacrificed a dog and a goat at the site. The blood was smeared on the foreheads of the young men and then wiped away with wool dipped in milk.''
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		+	''The youths then donned loincloths made from the skin of the goat and led groups of priests around the pomarium, the sacred boundary of the ancient city, and around the base of the hills of Rome. The occasion was happy and festive. As they ran about the city, the young men lightly struck women along the way with strips of the goat hide. It is from these implements of purification, or februa, that the month of February gets its name. This act supposedly provided purification from curses, bad luck, and infertility.''
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		+	''Long after Palentine HIll became the seat of the powerful city, state and empire of Rome, the Lupercalia festival lived on. Roman armies took the Lupercalia customs with them as they invaded France and Britain.''
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		+	:~ ''William Smith, D.C.L., LL.D.: A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, John Murray, London, 1875.''
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		+	* '''Quirinalia'''
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		+	''Quirinalia, a festival sacred to Quirinus, which was celebrated on the 17th of February (a. d. XIII. Cal. Mart.), on which day Romulus (Quirinus) was said to have been carried up to heaven (Ovid. Fast. II.475; Festus, s.v.; Varro, de Ling. Lat. VI.13, ed. Müller). This festival was also called Stultorum Feriae, respecting the meaning of Fornacalia.''
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		+	''Fornicalia, a festival in honour of Fornax, the goddess of furnaces, in order that the corn might be properly baked (Festus, s.v.). This ancient festival is said to have been instituted by Numa (Plin. H. N. XVIII.2). The time for its celebration was proclaimed every year by the Curio Maximus, who announced in tablets, which were placed in the forum, the different part which each curia had to take in the celebration of the festival. Those persons who did not know to what curia they belonged, performed the sacred rites on the Quirinalia, called from this circumstancea the Stultorum feriae, which fell on the last day of the Fornacalia (Ovid, Fasti, ii.527; Varro, De Ling. Lat. vi.13, p546with Müller's note; Festus, s.v. Quirinalia, Stultor. feriae). The Fornacalia continued to be celebrated in the time of Lactantius (Lactant. i.20).''
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		+	:~ ''William Smith, D.C.L., LL.D.: A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, John Murray, London, 1875.''
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		+	==Our ludi golden rule: one day, one god, one ludus==
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		+	* DAY I ~ Honored Diety:  FAUNUS
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		+	* DAY II ~ Honored Diety:  ROMA
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		+	* DAY III ~ Honored Diety:  QUIRINUS
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		+	==Lupercalenses schedule: 3 days (Feb. 15, 16, 17)==
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		+	'''DAY I''' ~ {{Feb 15}}{{2008}} (February 15, 2008 CE)
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		+	LUPERCALIA
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		+	* '''Opening Ceremony'''
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		+	<div class="scriptum">
		+	'''Opening of the Lupercalia'''
		+	</div>
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		+	* '''A Fabius and a Quintilius view of the Lupercalia'''
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		+	<div class="scriptum">
		+	'''A Fabius View of the Lupercalia'''<br>
		+	by
		+	</div>
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		+	<div class="scriptum">
		+	'''A Quintillius View of the Lupercalia'''<br>
		+	by
		+	</div>
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		+	* '''Crossword Puzzle Contest''' ~ '''View the Contest'''
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		+	* '''Venationes''' ~ '''[[Venationes ~ Ludi Lupercalenses 2761 AUC (Nova Roma)|Contest Rules and Program]]'''
−	''LUPERCALIA''
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−	{{Feb 16}}{{2008}} (February 16, 2008 CE)	+	'''DAY II''' ~ {{Feb 16}}{{2008}} (February 16, 2008 CE)
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		+	* '''Literary Contest I''' ~ '''[[Literary Contest I ~ Ludi Lupercalenses 2761 AUC (Nova Roma)|Contest Rules and Program]]'''
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		+	* '''Sprint Race''' ~ '''[[Sprint Race ~ Ludi Lupercalenses 2761 AUC (Nova Roma)|Contest Rules and Program]]'''
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		+	* '''Literary Contest II''' ~ '''[[Literary Contest II ~ Ludi Lupercalenses 2761 AUC (Nova Roma)|Contest Rules and Program]]'''
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−	{{Feb 17}}{{2008}} (February 17, 2008 CE)	+	'''DAY III''' ~ {{Feb 17}}{{2008}} (February 17, 2008 CE)
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		+	QUIRINALIA
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		+	* '''Photo Contest''' ~ '''[[Photo Contest ~ Ludi Lupercalenses 2761 AUC (Nova Roma)|Contest Rules and Program]]'''
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		+	* '''Literary Contest III''' ~ '''[[Literary Contest III ~ Ludi Lupercalenses 2761 AUC (Nova Roma)|Contest Rules and Program]]'''
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		+	* '''Crossword Puzzle Contest''' ~ '''View the Answers'''
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		+	* '''Closing Ceremony'''
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		+	<div class="scriptum">
		+	'''Closing of the Lupercalia'''
		+	</div>
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		+	----
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		+	* '''Results'''
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		+	<div class="scriptum">
		+	[[Image:luper2761cartoon1.jpg|right]]
		+	'''Ludi Events Awards:'''
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		+	*Crossword Contest Winner:
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		+	*Literary Contest I Winner:
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		+	*Literary Contest II Winner:
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		+	*Literary Contest III Winner:
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		+	*Photo Contest Winner:
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		+	*Sprint Race Victor:
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		+	*Venationes Victor:
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		+	'''Ludi Special Awards:'''
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		+	'''Corona Circenses''' ~ Awarded to the overall points winner in the Ludi Circenses Championship and Horse/Mule races held during this year's Ludi. Awarded at the end of the year.
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		+	'''Corona Amphitheatricum''' ~ Awarded to the overall points winner in the Munera Gladiatoria, Venationes, and Sprint Races held during this year's Ludi. Awarded at the end of the year.
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		+	'''Corona Humanitas''' ~ Awarded to the overall points winner of a Certamen Historicum, Literary Contest, Art/Photography Contest, and other cultural contests held during this year's Ludi. Awarded at the end of the year.
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		+	</div>
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−	''QUIRINALIA''
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Lupercalenses, the 1st of 2761 Ludi decenniales

The Ludi Lupercalenses is the first set of games in the tenth anniversary year of games, designated as Ludi Decenniales. The Lupercalenses begins on the Lupercalia and ends on the Quirinalia.

Lupercalia and Quirinalia, Lupercalenses highlights

• Lupercalia

Lupercalia is uniquely Roman, but even the Romans of the first century were at a loss to explain exactly which deity or deities were being exalted. It harkens back to the days when Rome was nothing more than a few shepherds living on a hill known as Palantine and was surrounded by wilderness teeming with wolves.

Lupercus, protector of flocks against wolves, is a likely candidate; the word lupus is Latin for wolf, or perhaps Faunus, the god of agriculture and shepherds. Others suggest it was Rumina, the goddess whose temple stood near the fig tree under which the she-wolf suckled Romulus and Remus. There is no question about Lupercalia's importance. Records indicate that Mark Antony was master of the Luperci College of Priests. He chose the Lupercalia festival of the year 44BC as the proper time to offer the crown to Julius Caesar.

According to legend, the story of Romulus and Remus begins with their grandfather Numitor, king of the ancient Italian city of Alba Longa. He was ousted by his brother Amulius. Numitor's daughter, Rhea Silvia, was made a Vestal Virgin by Amulius and forbidden to marry since her children would be rightful heir to the throne. Mars, the god of war, fell in love with her and she gave birth to twin sons.

Fearing that the boys would grow up and seek revenge, Amulius had them placed in a basket and thrown into the freezing flooded waters of the River Tiber. When the waters receded, the basket came ashore on Palantine Hill. They were found by a she-wolf who, instead of killing them, nurtured and nourished them with her milk. A woodpecker, also sacred to Mars, brought them food as well.

The twins were later found by Faustulus, the king's shepherd. He and his wife adopted and named them Romulus and Remus. They grew up to be bold, strong young men, and eventually led a band of shepherds in an uprising against Amulius, killing him and rightfully restoring the kingdom to their grandfather.

Deciding to found a town of their own, Romulus and Remus chose the sacred place where the she-wolf had nursed them. Romulus began to build walls on Palatine Hill, but Remus laughed because they were so low. Remus mockingly jumped over them, and in a fit of rage, Romulus killed his brother. Romulus continued the building of the new city, naming it Roma after himself.

February occurred later on the ancient Roman calendar than it does today so Lupercalia was held in the spring and regarded as a festival of purification and fertility. Each year on February 15, the Luperci priests gathered on Palantine Hill at the cave of Lupercal. Vestal virgins brought sacred cakes made from the first ears of last year's grain harvest to the fig tree. Two naked young men, assisted by the Vestals, sacrificed a dog and a goat at the site. The blood was smeared on the foreheads of the young men and then wiped away with wool dipped in milk.

The youths then donned loincloths made from the skin of the goat and led groups of priests around the pomarium, the sacred boundary of the ancient city, and around the base of the hills of Rome. The occasion was happy and festive. As they ran about the city, the young men lightly struck women along the way with strips of the goat hide. It is from these implements of purification, or februa, that the month of February gets its name. This act supposedly provided purification from curses, bad luck, and infertility.

Long after Palentine HIll became the seat of the powerful city, state and empire of Rome, the Lupercalia festival lived on. Roman armies took the Lupercalia customs with them as they invaded France and Britain.

~ William Smith, D.C.L., LL.D.: A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, John Murray, London, 1875.

• Quirinalia

Quirinalia, a festival sacred to Quirinus, which was celebrated on the 17th of February (a. d. XIII. Cal. Mart.), on which day Romulus (Quirinus) was said to have been carried up to heaven (Ovid. Fast. II.475; Festus, s.v.; Varro, de Ling. Lat. VI.13, ed. Müller). This festival was also called Stultorum Feriae, respecting the meaning of Fornacalia.

Fornicalia, a festival in honour of Fornax, the goddess of furnaces, in order that the corn might be properly baked (Festus, s.v.). This ancient festival is said to have been instituted by Numa (Plin. H. N. XVIII.2). The time for its celebration was proclaimed every year by the Curio Maximus, who announced in tablets, which were placed in the forum, the different part which each curia had to take in the celebration of the festival. Those persons who did not know to what curia they belonged, performed the sacred rites on the Quirinalia, called from this circumstancea the Stultorum feriae, which fell on the last day of the Fornacalia (Ovid, Fasti, ii.527; Varro, De Ling. Lat. vi.13, p546with Müller's note; Festus, s.v. Quirinalia, Stultor. feriae). The Fornacalia continued to be celebrated in the time of Lactantius (Lactant. i.20).

~ William Smith, D.C.L., LL.D.: A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, John Murray, London, 1875.

Our ludi golden rule: one day, one god, one ludus

• DAY I ~ Honored Diety: FAUNUS

• DAY II ~ Honored Diety: ROMA

• DAY III ~ Honored Diety: QUIRINUS

Lupercalenses schedule: 3 days (Feb. 15, 16, 17)

DAY I ~ a.d. XV Kal. Mar. ‡M. Moravio T. Iulio cos. ‡ MMDCCLXI a.u.c. (February 15, 2008 CE)

LUPERCALIA

• Opening Ceremony

• A Fabius and a Quintilius view of the Lupercalia

• Crossword Puzzle Contest ~ View the Contest

• Venationes ~ Contest Rules and Program

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DAY II ~ a.d. XIV Kal. Mar. ‡M. Moravio T. Iulio cos. ‡ MMDCCLXI a.u.c. (February 16, 2008 CE)

• Literary Contest I ~ Contest Rules and Program

• Sprint Race ~ Contest Rules and Program

• Literary Contest II ~ Contest Rules and Program

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DAY III ~ a.d. XIII Kal. Mar. ‡M. Moravio T. Iulio cos. ‡ MMDCCLXI a.u.c. (February 17, 2008 CE)

QUIRINALIA

• Photo Contest ~ Contest Rules and Program

• Literary Contest III ~ Contest Rules and Program

• Crossword Puzzle Contest ~ View the Answers

• Closing Ceremony

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• Results

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