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annales
Annals or annales are a concise form of historical writing which record events chronologically, year by year. Pontiffs make calendar i think. TERM 2
augurs
DEFINITION 2 The augur was a priest and official in the classical world, especially ancient Rome and Etruria. His main role was to interpret the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds: whether they are flying in groups or alone, what noises they make as they fly, direction of flight and what kind of birds they are. one of the collegia colleges includes pontiffs, pontifex maxima, haruspices does auspices TERM 3
auspices
DEFINITION 3 auspices are interpreted signs from the birds that show the will of god. TERM 4
pontiff
DEFINITION 4 college of preists priests in the college in charge of writing down religious events. sort of make a calendar for each year with the years events. (floods, war, lightning, etc) TERM 5
capitoline traid
DEFINITION 5 jupiter juno minerva roman deities worshiped in capitolium temple.
flamen dialis
In ancient Roman religion, the Flamen Dialis was the high priest of Jupiter. There were 15 flamen, serving the three gods of the Archaic Triad. TERM 7
capitolium
DEFINITION 7 temple on capitoline hill for worshiping jupiter, juno and minerva. TERM 8
roman collegia
DEFINITION 8 In Ancient Rome, a collegium was any association with a legal personality. would function as guilds, social clubs. pontifices is a college augers college XViri : college of 15 priests center of the collegium is the roman senate. TERM 9
epulones
DEFINITION 9 The epulones formed one of the four great religious corporations of ancient Roman priests. septemverii/ VII viri 7 men in charge of banquets TERM 10
haruspices
DEFINITION 10 determined message from animal organs during sacrifices.
lares
Lares augusti are guardian deities at the crossroads of the vici lares compatibles are festivals held for the lares augusti. genius augusti the spirit who is the emperors divine talent. TERM 17
lituus
DEFINITION 17 a curved staff used by the augurs when determining signs from the gods. used to mark sacred places the sky to watch the birds in that space TERM 18
numa pompillius
DEFINITION 18 king of rome after romulus many of Rome's most important religious and political institutions are attributed to him. TERM 19
salii
DEFINITION 19 In ancient Roman religion, the Salii were the "leaping priests" of Mars supposed to have been introduced by King Numa Pompilius. TERM 20
sibylline books
DEFINITION 20 The Sibylline Books or Libri Sibyllini were a collection of oracular utterances, set out in Greek hexameters, purchased from a sibyl by the last king of Rome, Tarquinius Superbus, and consulted at momentous crises through the history of the Republic and the Empire.
vici
neighborhood in the districts that augustus put in place after the civil war 256 vici
