by Valerius Claudius Iohanes on Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:32 pm
Salvete, Quirites -
22 XI Kal Ian C: (Ante diem XI Kalendas Ianuarias, [C]) (12/22/08 )
- SATURNALIA
- Feriae Lares Permarinus for seafaring spirits and those who died at sea, celebrated at the Porticus Minuciae (179 BCE).
- Feast of Isis. [Marce Lupinii, de te memor sum!]
- Birth of Inanna.
23 X Kal Ian NP: (Ante diem X Kalendas Ianuarias, [NP]) (12/23/08 )
- SATURNALIA
- Feriae Iovi.
- Hercules.
- LARENTALIA when the flamen Quirinalis performed a parentatio to Acca Larentia and pontifices sacrificed to the Manes Serviles at the tomb of Acca on the Velabrum at the Nova Via outside the Porta Romanula.
- Diana in the Circus Flaminium (179).
- Iuno Regina in the Circus Flaminium (179 BCE).
- Tempestatibus at the Porta Capena (259 BCE).
24 IX Kal Ian C: (Ante diem IX Kalendas Ianuarias, [C]) (12/24/08 )
"Don’t carry fire logs into a forest." (Horace, Satires 1.10.34)
25 VIII Kal Ian C: (Ante diem IX Kalendas Ianuarias, [C]) (12/25/08 )
- Agonalia (celebrated several times in the year).
- Sol Invictus establ. 274 CE, celebrated by 30 chariot races.
- Natalis Mithras.
- The winter solstice in the time of the Republic, this day came to be identified as the birth date of many solar deities [inlcuding, of course, Christus Iesu].
Do any of our socii need a primer on rendering the shorthand calendar notations comprehensible? For those who do, briefly and without claiming to be utterly correct in all regards:
What does "22 XI Kal Ian C:" mean?
- 22 - This '22' is for orientation purposes, indicating this is the 22nd of the conventional Gregorian month.
- XI - the numeral only is given but it stands for 'Ante diem X1', ie, this is the 11th day before -, ie, 10 days until - the governing day of the month - the Kalends, the Nones, or the Ides. And so:
- XI Kal Ian - this means more specifically, 'This is the 11th day before (and including) the Kalends of Ianuarius', the Kalends being the first proper day of the new month.
C: These letter-codes denote which of several kinds of Roman days it will be; in this case, it would be a Dies Comitialis, a Day for Assemblies(and also Courts) to be held.
[C] Comitialis: Comitia yes; Courts yes.
[NP] Nefastus Publicus, a special sort of day: Comitia no; Courts no. In addition, ordinary citizens may not commit acts of physical violence, or begin lawsuits, and should try to avoid quarrels.
- There are a number of types of days and I, for one, still need a legend to get the day-codes and their specifics correct.
Valete, his in festivis diebus!
Valerius Claudius Iohannes
Curator anno MMDCCLXII
Centurio Honorarius Societatis
Civis ab MMDCCLIV
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