Terminalia (festival)
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Terminalia was an ancient Roman festival in honour of the god Terminus, who presided over boundaries. His statue was merely a stone or post stuck in the ground to distinguish between properties. His w
The Feast Before the Altar of Terminus by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1642)
Februarius
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Februarius, fully Mensis Februarius, was the shortest month of the Roman calendar from which the Julian and Gregorian month of February derived. It was eventually placed second in order, preceded by I
Terminalia (festival)
…the augurs had read into the flight patterns of birds that the god Terminus refused to be moved, which was taken as a sign of stability for the city. Februarius Amburbium…
Februarius panel from the 3rd-century mosaic of the months at El Djem, Tunisia (Roman Africa)