Quinquatria
ancient roman religion quinquatria quinquatrus festival sacred goddess minerva celebrated – march according varro called held fifth quinqu day ides way tusculans called festival sixth day ides sexatrus one seventh septimatrus varro festus state quinquatrus celebrated one day ovid say celebrated five day hence name first day blood shed last four contest gladiator first day festival proper following four expansion made perhaps time caesar gratify people ancient roman religious calendar assign one day festival ovid say festival celebrated commemoration birthday minerva according festus sacred minerva temple aventine consecrated day fifth day festival according ovid trumpet used sacred rite purified seems originally separate festival called tubilustrium ancient calendar place march celebration quinquatrus extended five day tubilustrium would fallen last day festival festival sacred minerva seems woman accustomed consult fortuneteller diviner upon day domitian caused celebrated every year alban villa situated foot alban hill instituted collegium superintend celebration consisted show wild beast exhibition play contest orator poet also another festival name called quinquatrus minusculae quinquatrus minores celebrated ides june tibicines went city procession temple minerva quinquatria nero invited mother agrippina younger villa near baiae attempt assassinate old tutor anicetus raised captain fleet misenum undertaken construct vessel could sunk without exciting suspicion agrippina landed bauli baiae cape misenum completed journey litter banquet night fallen induced return bauli vessel prepared destruction mechanism work planned agrippina succeeded swimming shore proceeded villa lucrine lake nero soon succeeded goal however help anicetus article incorporates text publication public domain smith william ed dictionary greek roman antiquity london john murray cite encyclopedia missing empty title help article incorporates text publication public domain chamber ephraim ed cyclopædia universal dictionary art science st ed james john knapton et al cite encyclopedia missing empty title help bury john bagnell student roman empire harper