- A
flamen (plural flamines) was a
priest of the
ancient Roman religion who was ****igned to one of
fifteen deities with
official cults during the
Roman Republic...
- In
ancient Roman religion, the
flamen Dialis was the high
priest of Jupiter. The term
Dialis is
related to Diespiter, an Old
Latin form of the name Jupiter...
- In
ancient Roman religion, the
Flamen Martialis was the high
priest of the
official state cult of Mars, the god of war. He was one of the
flamines maiores...
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deities cultivated by the
major flamens were:
Jupiter Mars
Quirinus The
twelve deities attended by the
minor flamens were:
Carmentis Ceres Falacer Flora...
- In
ancient Roman religion, the
Flamen Quirinalis was the
flamen or high
priest of the god Quirinus. He was one of the
three flamines maiores,
third in...
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decade earlier,
according to Livy. He is
named by
Cicero as
flamen Carmentalis, the
flamen of Carmenta, in 359 BC. Livy VII, 12;
Polybius (II, 18.1 - 20...
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Albert Flamen (c. 1620 –
after 1669) was a
Flemish engraver, painter, and
tapestry designer. He was
active in Paris,
where he
worked mainly as an illustrator...
- In
Roman Imperial cult, the
flamen Divi
Julii or
flamen Divi Iulii, was the
priest of the
divinised Julius Caesar, and the
fourth of the so-called flamines...
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pontifex maximus and the
other pontifices, the rex sacrorum, the
fifteen flamens, and the Vestals. The
College of
Pontiffs was one of the four
major priestly...
- of
highest prestige,
followed by the
flamines maiores (
Flamen Dialis,
Flamen Martialis,
Flamen Quirinalis) and the
pontifex maximus. The rex sacrorum...
