Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Non-Christian religions Particular topics

Agonalia (Agonia)

AGONALI (AGONALIA, AGONIA)

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Also known as: Latin: Agonium

AGONALIA (Agonia). - Roman festivals that recurred four times a year: on 9 January, 17 March, 21 May and 11 December. We derive these dates from the calendars, which, however, give us little more. From them and from the writers we know that on 9 January the rex sacrorum sacrificed a ram to Janus; that 17 March was sacred to Mars; that 21 May was sacred to Veiovis. The festival of 11 December was dedicated to the Sun Indiges.

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BIBL.: G. Wissowa, s. v. Agonium, in Pauly-Wissowa, Real-Encycl. der klass. Altertumswissenschaft, I, 1, coll. 369-70; E. De Ruggiero, Diz. Epigr., s. v. Agonia, I, p. 365. Paolino Mingazzini

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), coll. 493–494.

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Mingazzini, Paolino. “Agonali (Agonalia, agonia).” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, coll. 493–494. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/agonali-agonalia-agonia.

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Mingazzini, Paolino. “Agonali (Agonalia, agonia).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, coll. 493–494. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/agonali-agonalia-agonia.

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@incollection{ec1_agonali_agonalia_agonia,
  author    = {Mingazzini, Paolino},
  title     = {Agonali (Agonalia, agonia)},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {493--494},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/agonali-agonalia-agonia}
}

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