Flaminica

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Ancient Roman female priesthood; in the republic if the flaminica died, the flamen dialis, quirinalis and Martialis had to resign. Mod
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The flaminica Dialis' dress:
 
The flaminica Dialis' dress:
 
Her dress consisted of a dyed purple robe (venenato operitur); her hair was plaited in a high topnot, the tutulus and bound with a purple fillets, vittae, the rica covered the hair, to which was attached a slip cut from a felix arbor (Fest. s.v. Tutulum, Rica; Varro, De Ling. Lat. VII.44).  
 
Her dress consisted of a dyed purple robe (venenato operitur); her hair was plaited in a high topnot, the tutulus and bound with a purple fillets, vittae, the rica covered the hair, to which was attached a slip cut from a felix arbor (Fest. s.v. Tutulum, Rica; Varro, De Ling. Lat. VII.44).  
 
Over the robe and rica was worn a veil, the purple venetatum and over this another veil, the egg-yolk yellow flammeum, to indicate pepetual her pepetual state as a nova nupta.
 
Over the robe and rica was worn a veil, the purple venetatum and over this another veil, the egg-yolk yellow flammeum, to indicate pepetual her pepetual state as a nova nupta.

Revision as of 20:53, 4 October 2008

Ancient Roman female priesthood; in the republic if the flaminica died, the flamen dialis, quirinalis and Martialis had to resign. Mod

The flaminica Dialis' dress: Her dress consisted of a dyed purple robe (venenato operitur); her hair was plaited in a high topnot, the tutulus and bound with a purple fillets, vittae, the rica covered the hair, to which was attached a slip cut from a felix arbor (Fest. s.v. Tutulum, Rica; Varro, De Ling. Lat. VII.44). Over the robe and rica was worn a veil, the purple venetatum and over this another veil, the egg-yolk yellow flammeum, to indicate pepetual her pepetual state as a nova nupta.

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