Saturnalia - serious Roman festival or free for all?

Saturnalia was THE most important Roman festival. Heavy on feasting, fun and gifts, it was originally celebrated in Ancient Rome for only a day around 17 December, but it was so popular it expanded into a week or even longer, despite Augustus’ efforts to reduce it to three days, and Caligula’s, to five.

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December 16th, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Latin, Research, Roman life, Roman traditions, Romans, Saturnalia | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

Saturnalia surprise - a winter party tale

Whatever your take on midwinter, there’s always a celebration and authors love to party! Historical fiction author Helen Hollick has arranged a terrific bash.

When you’ve read my contribution below, hop over and take a virtual glass with some of the others – list and links below. But don’t hop off before you’ve read […]

December 20th, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Alternate history, Authors, PERFIDITAS, Roma Nova, Roman traditions, Romans, Saturnalia, Short stories | 47 comments - (Comments are closed)