Provincia Pannonia - Events (Nova Roma)
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== Floralia Festival in Aquincum (Budapest) == | == Floralia Festival in Aquincum (Budapest) == | ||
| + | === Reenactment of a Roman wedding === | ||
| + | The next picture is a historical reenactment of a ''[[confarreatio]]''. [[Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus (Nova Roma)|Cn. Lentulus]] in a role of ''pontifex'' and two members of the "Gladius" Reenactor Association as bride and groom. [[Tita Popillia Laenas (Nova Roma)|T. Popillia Laenas]] as assistant holds the sacral text of the ceremony reenactment: | ||
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| + | === Real sacrifice to all Gods and to Concordia for Nova Roma in Aquincum === | ||
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| + | On the next pictures you can see a real (not reenactment) sacrifice conducted an the ruins of Aquincum, before the ruins of an ancient Roman temple. The ceremony began with a ''[[pompa]]'', led by [[Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus (Nova Roma)|Cn. Lentulus]], ''sacerdos Pannoniae'' and ''sacerdos Concordiae'', followed by the Legio XXI Rapax and the crowd of visitors and spectators. The first picture shows the ''pompa'': | ||
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| + | The sacral procession goes forward to the ''[[altar]]'', where the priestly assistants are waiting: | ||
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| + | The ''[[pompa]]'' of Nova Romans and spectators of the Floralia Festival are processing to the ''[[altar]]'' on the ancient ways of Aquincum. | ||
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| + | The ''[[altar]]'' before the ruins of an ancient temple. [[Lucia Livia Plauta (Nova Roma)|L. Livia Plauta]], [[Tribunus plebis (Nova Roma)|tribuna plebis]], scriba of the Pannonian legatus pro praetore Cn. Lentulus and [[Tita Popillia Laenas (Nova Roma)|T. Popillia Laenas]], citizen of Pannonia, both priestly assistants of sacerdos [[Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus (Nova Roma)|Lentulus]], are preparing to the ceremony and awaiting for the arrival of the procession: | ||
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| + | Th sacrifice begins. [[Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus (Nova Roma)|Cn. Cornelius Lentulus]], consular quaestor, governor and sacerdos of the province, and sacerdos of Goddess [[Concordia]], salutes the altar with ''[[adoratio]]'': | ||
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Revision as of 11:49, 28 May 2008
Floralia Festival in Aquincum (Budapest)
Reenactment of a Roman wedding
The next picture is a historical reenactment of a confarreatio. Cn. Lentulus in a role of pontifex and two members of the "Gladius" Reenactor Association as bride and groom. T. Popillia Laenas as assistant holds the sacral text of the ceremony reenactment:
Real sacrifice to all Gods and to Concordia for Nova Roma in Aquincum
On the next pictures you can see a real (not reenactment) sacrifice conducted an the ruins of Aquincum, before the ruins of an ancient Roman temple. The ceremony began with a pompa, led by Cn. Lentulus, sacerdos Pannoniae and sacerdos Concordiae, followed by the Legio XXI Rapax and the crowd of visitors and spectators. The first picture shows the pompa:
The sacral procession goes forward to the altar, where the priestly assistants are waiting:
The pompa of Nova Romans and spectators of the Floralia Festival are processing to the altar on the ancient ways of Aquincum.
The altar before the ruins of an ancient temple. L. Livia Plauta, tribuna plebis, scriba of the Pannonian legatus pro praetore Cn. Lentulus and T. Popillia Laenas, citizen of Pannonia, both priestly assistants of sacerdos Lentulus, are preparing to the ceremony and awaiting for the arrival of the procession:
Th sacrifice begins. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus, consular quaestor, governor and sacerdos of the province, and sacerdos of Goddess Concordia, salutes the altar with adoratio:
