10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VORTUMNUS»
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Vortumnus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Roman supremacy in Etruria was solemnly declared by the removal to Rome
of the god Vortumnus, “deus Etruriae princeps ” as Varro calls him1, whose
special seat was at Volsinii, but who must have been closely connected if not ...
2
On Roman Time: The Codex-Calendar of 354 and the Rhythms of ...
... was not integrated into the Calendar, even though it is popularly attested in
Rome into the fourth century.239 Similarly, although Vortumnus's statue in Rome
was restored by Diocletian and Maximian and this deity received imperial
attention, ...
Michele Renee Salzman, 1990
3
Culture and National Identity in Republican Rome
The Tuscan god Vortumnus from Volsinii undertook a parallel pilgrimage. In the
course of his city's war with Rome, so Propertius has him say, Vortumnus
deserted his former seat to take up a new locus in Rome.10 The transferral
presumably ...
4
Ancient Rome as a Museum: Power, Identity, and the Culture ...
BC); on that occasion it appears the god Vortumnus (or Vertumnus) made his first
appearance in Rome, and spoils from the campaign (conducted against the
Volsinii) were dedicated in front of the Temple of Mater Matuta.17 If we can trust
our ...
5
The Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic: An ...
This was also the dies natalis of another temple on the Aventine, that of
Vortumnus, which was dedicated in b. c. 264 by the consul M. Fulvius Flaccus"'.
About the character of this god there is fortunately no doubt. Literature here
comes to our ...
William Warde Fowler, 1908
It was supposed to be of Vortumnus, possibly because he was thought the deus
princeps Etruriae (Varro, LL 5.46;cf.3–4n. for the belief that Vortumnus was
Etruscan). Various causes may have contributed to the notion that he was a god
of ...
Propertius, Gregory Hutchinson, 2006
7
A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome
VORTUMNUS, AEDES cello de'Spagnolis, // tempio dei Dioscuri nel Circo
Flaminio [Rome 1984], 51-56)? Volupia, Sacellum: near Porta Romana (Roman-
ula) in Nova Via (Varro, Ling. 5.164); that is, where the Nova Via emerged in the ...
8
Fastorum libri sex: the Fasti of Ovid
of Castor, that is, on the very site of the ancient Tuscan Street, where the god's
image stood ; another records a dedication by a silversmith who had his shop at
the image or, as we might say, at the sign of Vortumnus.1 Another inscription ...
Ovid, Sir James George Frazer, 1929
9
L. Junius Moderatus Columella Of Husbandry: In Twelve Books: ...
47 j Now let the rose the threads of twisted rush Distend ; and, with flame-colour '
d marigolds Let the squeez'd paoier burst j of vernal wares For sale, let rich
Vortumnus (1) have great store j And (18) Hesperus. The planet Venus,
appearing in ...
Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella, 1745
10
Roman Letters: An Anthology
The references to Vortumnus and Ianus (Roman gods of change, renewal and
commerce) allude to an area in Rome popular with booksellers. Roman “books”
consisted of rolled papyri (“volumes”) whose ragged, uneven long ends would be
...
Noelle K. Zeiner-Carmichael, 2013
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VORTUMNUS»
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Monthly etymology gleanings for July 2014
Vertumnus, or Vortumnus, may be a Latinized form of an Etruscan name. A definite conclusion about autumnus is hardly possible, even though some sources, ... «OUPblog, Aug 14»
Świat się kręci wokół jabłka
Dobrze skończyła się miłosna przygoda rzymskiego bożka Vortumnusa i pięknej Pomony, bogini dojrzałych jabłek i opiekunki sadów... W starożytnym Rzymie ... «Nowiny24, Jan 11»
VI Międzynarodowy Festiwal Folkloru Karpat w Trzcinicy za nami
Sponsorzy festiwalu: Fabryka Armatur JAFAR z Jasła, Z-d Przetwórstwa Owoców i Warzyw „VORTUMNUS” w Skołyszynie, radny powiatowy Tadeusz Gorgosz, ... «Nowiny24, Jul 09»
Buon Ferragosto!
In addition to Diana, the Feriae Augusti were an occasion to celebrate Vortumnus, God of the Seasons and therefore of the ripening of crops, Conso, the God of ... «About - News & Issues, Aug 03»
