BONUS EPISODE - Io Saturnalia!
Episode description
In this sensory deep dive of the ancient Roman, mid-December festival of Saturnalia, you can expect a delightful combination of naked singing, elf hats and Christmas jumpers. Plus we find out just how much wine some employers expected their staff to get through during the festival... P.S it's a LOT!
Sources for this episode are: - Seneca, Letters from a Stoic, XVIII On Festivals & Fasting
- Martial, Epigrams, 14.1
- Pliny the Younger, Letters, 2.17
Fancy finding out more? Try these links:
Saturnalia: Meaning, Festival & Christmas | HISTORY
The Wild Holiday That Turned Ancient Rome Upside Down (getty.edu)
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