- The
Carmen saeculare ("Song of the ages") is a
Latin hymn
written by
Horace and
commissioned by Augustus. It was sung by a
choir of
girls and boys at...
- The
Secular or
Saecular Games (Ludi
Saeculares) was an
ancient Roman religious celebration involving sacrifices,
theatrical performances, and
public games...
-
poured more
money into the most
momentous event of his
reign – the Ludi
Saeculares,
which coincided with the one
thousandth anniversary of the foundation...
-
Philip the Arab
celebrated Rome's
first millennium,
together with Ludi
saeculares for Rome's
alleged tenth saeculum.
Coins from his
reign commemorate the...
- 000
years old. The 1,000th
anniversary is
commemorated with the Ludi
Saeculares festivals,
celebrated throughout the
Roman Empire.
Marcus Julius Philippus...
- that a
saeculum was 110 years. In 17 BC,
Caesar Augustus organized Ludi
saeculares ("saecular games") for the
first time to
celebrate the "fifth saeculum...
- (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011), p. 75.
Hendrik Wagenvoort, "The
Origin of the Ludi
Saeculares," in
Studies in
Roman Literature, Culture, and
Religion (Brill, 1956)...
- days of games.
Sacrifices were
offered to this
altar during the Ludi
Saeculares or Ludi Tarentini. It may have been
uncovered for each
occasion of the...
-
celebrations of Rome's 800th
anniversary in AD 48. It was the sixth-ever Ludi
Saeculares ("Secular Games") and sixty-four
years since the last one had been held...
-
after their adoption in the summer,
Augustus held the
fifth ever Ludi
Saeculares ("Secular Games"). The
adoption of the boys
coupled with the
games served...
