February 28, 2011

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   Matronalia

   
   

   28 February 2010 05:00 PM

   This event began 02/28/2010 and repeats every year until 02/29/2020

   
   

   In ancient Roman religion, the Matronalia (or Matronales Feriae) was a festival celebrating Juno Lucina, the goddess of childbirth ("Juno who brings children into the light"), and of motherhood (mater is "mother" in Latin) and women in general. In the original Roman calendar traditionally thought to have been established by Romulus, it was the first day of the year. As the first day of March (Martius), the month of Mars, it was also the Feriae Marti.
    
   The date of the festival was associated with the dedication of a temple to Juno Lucina on the Esquiline Hill circa 268 BCE, and possibly also a commemoration of the peace between the Romans and the Sabines. On the day, women would participate in rituals at the temple, although the details have not been preserved other than the observation that they wore their hair loose (when Roman decorum otherwise required them to wear it up), and were not allowed to wear belts or to knot their clothing in any place.
    
   At home, women received gifts from their husbands and daughters, and Roman husbands were expected to offer prayers for their wives. Women were also expected to prepare a meal for the household slaves (who were given the day off work), as Roman men did at the Saturnalia.
    
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   The Eagles Have La…

   
   

   28 February 2011 05:00 PM

   Dates
   1st March 2011 1 00 pm - 1 30 pm
    
    
   Location : Tullie House Lecture Theatre
    
   To coincide with The Eagles Have Landed exhibition, Keeper of Archaeology, Tim Padley talks about the arrival of the Romans into the North of Britain.
    
   To set the scene...It's AD 70, Vespasian, at the age of 61, has become Emperor after a civil war. The war in the Middle East has been concluded, and he is now able to turn his attention to Britain. His ambition is to complete the conquest of the whole island. The governor is given his orders...
    
    
    
    
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