armilustrum
armilustrum noun: a festival, in Ancient Rome, in honour of Mars, the god of war.
Noun
armilustrum
- A festival, in Ancient Rome, in honour of Mars, the god of war.
- The nine days' sacred rite was then performed again, because a shower of stones had been seen to fall in the armilustrum.1828, The History of Rome, volume 2, Talboys and Vincent
- In the times of the kings and of the republic it was covered with sumptuous edifices, the armilustrum, the temples of Diana, Juno Regina, Dea bona, Minerva, the atrium of Liberty, the palaces of Sura, of Trajan and the thermæ of Decius.1849, Antonio Nibby, New Guide of Rome and the Environs
Examples of armilustrum in a sentence
- Alessio, on the Aventine, supposed to mark the site of the Armilustrum, where Plutarch tells us that Tatius was interred.1869, A Handbook of Rome and its Environs:
- ALEXIUS, on the site of the Armilustrum, where the Sabine king, Titus Tatius, was buried.1892, S. Russell Forbes, Rambles in Rome:
Questions about armilustrum
- What does armilustrum mean?
- Armilustrum means a festival, in Ancient Rome, in honour of Mars, the god of war.
- How do you use armilustrum in a sentence?
- Alessio, on the Aventine, supposed to mark the site of the Armilustrum, where Plutarch tells us that Tatius was interred.
- What part of speech is armilustrum?
- Armilustrum is a noun.
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