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The epulones (
festivals and games (ludi). They constituted one of the four great religious corporations (quattuor amplissima collegia) of ancient Roman priests.[1]
Establishment and influence
The college was founded in 196 BC due to a law passed by
There were four great
The College of Epulones was established long after civil reforms had opened the
Christianity.[13]
The patera was the sacred bowl used by the epulones.[14] It was shallow with a raised center so that when held in the palm, the thumb could be placed on the raised centre without profaning the libation, as it is poured into the focus, or sacred fire. The patera was the special emblem of the epulones. The paten used today by Roman Catholic priests, omits the raised center.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-158467-1.
- ISBN 978-1-134-62559-8.
- ISBN 978-3-11-044818-4.
- ^ "Religion in the Roman Empire". Archived from the original on 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
- ^ Smith, William (2022-06-03). A Smaller Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. DigiCat.
- ISBN 978-0-19-938113-5. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ISBN 978-1-4051-7935-5.
- ISBN 978-1-118-54295-8.
- ^ "Dictionary of Classical Antiquities". p. 221. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010.
- doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.65769 (inactive 31 January 2024). Retrieved 2023-01-10.)
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- ISBN 978-1-4051-7935-5.
- ISBN 978-1-4381-1027-1.
- ISBN 978-1-317-39134-0.
External links
- Lacus Curtius website: Epulones from William Smith, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, John Murray, London, 1875.
- Roman Magistrates
- religio Romana: Patera
- Epulones