Culture 6 Flashcards
Who interpreted the will of the gods by bird flight patterns?
augures
Which three Roman gods had priests known as flamines?
Jupiter, Mars, Quirinus
What Phrygian goddess came to Rome in 205 BC during the Second Punic War?
Magna Mater
What is the name of the holiday on April 21st that celebrated Romeβs founding?
Parilia
What was the purpose of lustratio?
purification & averting the evil eye
What are Cerialia, Quirinalia, Matronalia, Lupercalia, and Saturnalia?
Roman Festivals
Of what important guide for Rome were the priests called quindecemviri in charge?
Sybilline Books
After taking a vow of 30 years of chastity, which priestesses were placed in charge of protecting the hearth fire?
Vestal Virgins
Which festivalβs rituals included animal sacrifice in a cave on the Palatine followed by two young men wearing the skins of the sacrificed animals, whipping everyone they met?
Lupercalia
What is the Latin term for the sacrifice of a pig, a ram, and a bull?
Suovetaurilia