The Lupercalia.
Feb 12, 2023•25 min
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Episode description
The Lupercalia was literally run on on the 15th February in ancient Rome. Apart from the nudity, running and goathide thongs there's a lot going on here. Indeed the Roman writers seem unsure of how it all started and in this episode I play detective in trying to work out how it started and what this tells us about Rome.
I also talk about the festival itself and how it manifested as well as one famous instance involving the Lupercalia.
Episode notes at www.ancientblogger.com
Music by Brakhage (Le Vrai Instrumental).
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