Floralia
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The Floralia was a festival of ancient Roman religion in honor of the goddess Flora, held on 27 April during the Republican era, or 28 April in the Julian calendar. The festival included Ludi Florae,
Triumph of Flora by Tiepolo (ca. 1743), a scene based on Ovid's description of the Floralia
Fragment of the Fasti Praenestini showing a note on the Ludi Florae
Plebeians
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In ancient Rome, the plebeians or plebs were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or were in other words "commoners". Both classes were heredit
Floralia
…The festival had a licentious, pleasure-seeking atmosphere. In contrast to many festivals which had a patrician character, the games of Flora were plebeian in nature. Flora is one of the most ancient goddesses of Roman religion and was one of fifteen deities to have her own state-supported high priest, the…
Distributing bread to plebeians
Ruins of insulae
Plebes (first-year students) marching in front of Bancroft Hall, United States Naval Academy