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Record Nr.

UNISA996214860203316

Autore

Ovid <43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D., >

Titolo

Fasti / / Ovid ; with an English translation by James G. Frazer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , 2014

ISBN

0-674-99279-2

Edizione

[New edition /]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Loeb Classical Library ; ; 253

Soggetti

Calendar in literature

Didactic poetry, Latin - History and criticism

Fasts and feasts

Calendar

Didactic poetry, Latin

Festivals

Latin poetry

Rites and ceremonies

Rome (Empire)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Sommario/riassunto

In Fasti Ovid (43 BCE-17 CE) sets forth explanations of the festivals and sacred rites that were noted on the Roman calendar, and relates in graphic detail the legends attached to specific dates. The poem is an invaluable source of information about religious practices.