Regifugium

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Regifugium was an ancient Roman festival commemorating the legendary flight or expulsion of the last king, symbolizing the transition from monarchy to the Roman Republic.

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Regifugium canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman religious observance
ancient Roman festival
associatedWith Roman Kingdom
Roman Republic
Roman festivals
Roman priesthood
Roman religion
rex sacrorum
calendarCategory dies religiosus
commemorates end of Roman monarchy
expulsion of the last Roman king
flight of the last Roman king
connectedWithOffice rex sacrorum as non-political religious successor of the king
etymologyDerivedFrom Latin words "rex" (king) and "fugere" (to flee)
hasAlternativeName Fuga Regum
Fugalia
hasCivicMeaning affirmation of the abolition of kingship in Rome
hasLatinName Regifugium
hasReligiousMeaning maintenance of traditional royal rites without political monarchy
hasRitualAction formal sacrifice by the rex sacrorum
public appearance of the rex sacrorum in the Forum
rapid departure of the rex sacrorum from the Forum
hasUncertainOrigin true
interpretedAs ritual reenactment of the king’s flight
linkedToEvent establishment of the Roman Republic
linked to: Roman Republic

overthrow of Tarquinius Superbus
linkedToLegendOf Tarquinius Superbus
recordedBy Ovid
Plutarch
Varro
scholarlyDebate whether it marks historical expulsion of kings or a purely ritual event
symbolizes transition from monarchy to the Roman Republic
takesPlaceIn Forum Romanum
Roman calendar
ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity
takesPlaceOn 24 February
timePeriod archaic Roman religion

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Jupiter festival Regifugium
Regifugium hasLatinName Regifugium