A scene from the movie The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964).
Greetings all. For those who follow this website regularly, you know that ancient history is one of my major academic interests. Beginning in February 2019, I have been posting articles here pertaining to ancient Roman history and culture. In particular, I have taken to writing articles devoted to a particular day in the Roman year which was noteworthy in one respect or another.
However, since I have not posted these calendar-themed articles chronologically – that is starting on January 1 and concluding with December 31 – I sometimes find it difficult to keep track of which days I have already written about and which ones I haven’t. Therefore, for my benefit as well as for yours, dear reader and fellow scholar, I have decided to arrange here a comprehensive list of each calendar-related article which I have written so far, along with website links to access each article. I intend for this list to be continuously updated each time a new article is added, so please be sure to check back here from time to time.
January
- January 3-5 – The Compitalia: Ancient Rome’s Winter Street Fair
- January 9 – The Feast of Janus
- January 11 and 15 – The Feast of Carmenta, the Ancient Roman Goddess of Prophesy and Childbirth
- January 16, 7 BC – The Day that Germany Surrendered to Rome
- January 24 – The Feast of Tellus: Ancient Rome’s “Earth Day”
February
- February 1 – The Month of Februus, the Ancient Roman God of Purification
- February 2 – The Feast of Ceres and the Blessing of the Seeds
- February 13 – Rest in Peace: The Parentalia Festival of the Dead
- February 15 – The Lupercalia
- February 17 – The Fornicalia
- February 21 – Rest in Peace: The Feralia Festival of the Dead
- February 22 – The Caristia: The Ancient Roman Family Thanksgiving Feast
- February 23 – The Terminalia: The Feast Day of the Roman Border God
- February 27 – The Chariot Race of Februus
March
- March 1 – The Month of Mars
- March 15 – The Ides of March
- March 16 – The Procession to the Argei
- March 17 – The Feast of Mars
- March 19 – The Feast of Minerva
- March 23 – The Tubilustrium: Hear the Trumpet’s Call
- March 25 – The Hilaria: The Festival of Joy
- March 31 – The Feast of the Moon
April
- April 1 – The Feast of Venus, Changer of Hearts
- April 4 – The Feast of Cybele
- April 12-19 – The Cerealia: The Feast of Ceres, the Ancient Roman Goddess of Agriculture
- April 21 – Happy Birthday, Rome!
- April 23 – The Vinalia Priora: The Ancient Roman Spring Wine Festival
- April 28 – The Floralia: The Ancient Roman Flower Festival
May
- May 1 – Part 1: The Month of Maia, the Ancient Roman Goddess of Motherhood
- May 1 – Part 2: Beltane, the Celtic Festival of Summer
- May 1 – Part 3: “May Day” in Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Modern Europe
- May 9, 11, and 13 – Rest in Peace: The Lemuria Festival of the Dead
- May 14 – The Sacrifice of the Argei
- May 15 – The Feast of Mercury
June
July
- July 15 – The Equitum Romanorum Probatio and the Lusus Troiae: The Public Exhibitions of the Ancient Roman Knightly Class
- July 19-21 – The Lucaria: The Festival of the Sacred Grove
August
- August 3 – “Woe to the Vanquished”
- August 13 – The Feast of Pomona, Goddess of Fruit
- August 15 – The Summer Compitalia: Ancient Rome’s Summer Street Fair
- August 19 – The Vinalia Rustica: The Ancient Roman Country Wine Festival
September
- September 3 – The Bacchanalia: The Feast of Bacchus, God of Wine
- September 5-19 – The Ludi Magni Romani, “The Great Roman Games”
- September 13 – Epulum Jovis: The Feast of Jove
October
- October 1 – The Kalends of October
- October 5 – The Opening of the Pit of the Underworld
- October 11 – The Meditrinalia: The Mid-Autumn Wine Tasting
- October 13 – The Fontanalia: The Blessing of the Fountains
- October 15 – The Ludi Capitolini: The Capitoline Games of Ancient Rome
- October 19 – The Armilustrium: Another Campaign Season Comes To An End
- October 23 – The Feast of Bacchus, Liber Pater
- October 25-30 – The Potentially Fictional Feast of Vertumnus, the God of the Changing Seasons
November
- November 1 – The Kalends of November: The Month of the Hunt
- November 24 – The Brumalia: The Ancient Roman Winter Fest
December
- December 1 – The Kalends of December
- December 5 – The Festival of Faunus
- December 11 – The Septimontium: The Day of the Seven Hills
- December 15 – A Day of Prayers, Sacrifices, and…Mule Racing? The Ancient Roman Consualia Festival
- December 28 – The Massacre of the Innocents
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