HIS2104 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Arval Brethren, Ambarvalia, Fertility Rite
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Ambarvalia was a roman agricultural fertility rite held at the end of may in honor of. Ara pacis is the altar of augustan peace, after augustus returned from gaul. Arval brethren were a body of priests who offered annual sacrifices to the lares and gods to guarantee good harvests. Axilium is the service owed to a lord. Colonia was originally a roman empire outpost established in conquered territory to secure it. Eventually, however, the term came to denote the highest status of roman city. Dea dia is a goddess of growth. She was sometimes identified with ceres, and sometimes with her greek equivalent demeter. She was worshiped during ambarvalia, a festival to ceres. Delatores is latin for a denouncer, i. e. who indicates to a court another as having committed a punishable deed. Fasces is a bundle of wood, possibly with an axe. Imperial province is a roman province during the principate. The roman emperor can appoint any governor to it.
