Terminalia (festival)
terminalia ancient greek τερμινάλια ancient roman festival honour god terminus presided boundary statue merely stone post stuck ground distinguish property worship said instituted numa ordered every one mark boundary landed property stone consecrated jupiter terminalis every year sacrifice offered festival terminalia festival two owner adjacent property crowned statue garland raised crude altar offered corn honeycomb wine sacrificed lamb suckling pig concluded singing praise god public festival honour god celebrated sixth milestone road towards laurentum doubtless originally extent roman territory direction festival terminalia celebrated vii kal mart march st rd february day regifugium terminalia celebrated last day old roman year whence derive name know february last month roman year intercalary month mercedonius added last five day february added intercalary month making rd february last day year cicero letter atticus say accepi tuas litteras v terminalia ie feb us mode defining date cilicia know whether intercalation inserted year central terminus rome road led god ancient shrine capitoline hill temple jupiter king god built around hole ceiling terminus demanded openair sacrifice city last king tarquinius superbus closed shrine site make room prestigious project augur read flight pattern bird god terminus refused moved taken sign stability city februarius amburbium article incorporates text publication public domain smith william ed terminalia dictionary greek roman antiquity rd ed london john murray