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| − | Of the Republican ''flaminicae'' we have the most evidence and discussion concerning the Flaminica Dialis, the priestess to Iuppiter OM.
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| − | Married by confarreatio to the flamen dialis the flaminica dialis was part of undissolvable couple-priesthood. The flaminica was the priestess to Iuppiter OM whilst the flamen was priest. if she died her husband had to resign. Every market day, ''nunindae'' she sacrificed a ram in the Regia, she had to weave the laena of the flamen dialis using a special sacrificial knife the ''secespita'' (Serv., Aen., IV, 262), her dress, especially the flame-colored veil symbolized the power of fertility. She could only wear shoes made from leather of animals sacrificed to the gods.
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| − | Her dress consisted of a dyed purple robe (venenato operitur); her hair was plaited in a high conical bun, the tutulus, bound with wool purple fillets, ''vittae'', the ''rica'' a square handkerchief-sized veil made of undyed white wool with purple fringes, covered the tutulus, then a wreath of pomegranate (Fest. s.v. Tutulum, Rica; Varro, De Ling. Lat. VII.44).
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| − | Over the robe and rica was worn a large square veil, the purple ''venetatum'' which was clasped with a fibula. And over this another veil, the fire-coloured ''flammeum'', to indicate fecundity and her pepetual state as a ''nova nupta''. The flaminica dialis was nova nupta, matrona and materfamilias.
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| − | =References=
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| − | *Festus
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| − | *N. Boels-Janssen "La pretresse à trois voiles"
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| − | Revue des études latines, vol 67
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| − | *N. Boels-Janssen " Le statut religieux de la Flaminica Dialis"
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| − | REL,5, 1973
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