Secular Games

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Roman festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ludi_Saeculares
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkb:Roman_calendar
Roman imperial propaganda
gptkbp:category Ancient Roman festivals
Religious festivals in Rome
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Ancient_Rome
gptkbp:duration three days and nights
gptkbp:firstHeld 509 BC
gptkbp:frequency irregular, typically every 100 or 110 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Secular Games
gptkbp:inscriptionsFoundAt gptkb:Carmen_Saeculare
gptkbp:lastHolder AD 404
gptkbp:location gptkb:Campus_Martius
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Apollo
gptkb:Jupiter
gptkb:Leto
gptkb:Diana
gptkb:Juno
gptkb:Proserpina
gptkb:Dis_Pater
gptkb:Ilithyia
gptkbp:notableBook Horace's Carmen Saeculare
gptkbp:notableEmperorsWhoHeld gptkb:Philip_the_Arab
Augustus
Claudius
Domitian
Septimius Severus
gptkbp:purpose marking the end of a saeculum and the beginning of another
gptkbp:rituals games
theatrical performances
sacrifices
public prayers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ludi_Saeculares
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7