Poplifugia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23634970 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rene Pfeilschifter (University of Würzburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 1-1 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah26358 |
| OpenAlex | W4239560224 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Poplifugia was the name of an obscure Roman festival celebrated on July 5. The ritual meaning was already unclear to Romans of the Late Republic, so they developed several aetiological myths that were supposed to explain the ritual action and give the festival new meaning as a significant part of Roman history.
Action (physics) · Ancient history · Art · Epistemology · Meaning (existential) · Mythology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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