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Portrait of the emperor Lucius Verus as an Arval Brother (ca. 160 AD)

In ancient Roman religion, the Arval Brethren (Latin: Fratres Arvales, "Brothers of the Fields") or Arval Brothers were a body of priests who offered annual sacrifices to the Lares and gods to guarantee good harvests.[1] Inscriptions provide evidence of their oaths, rituals and sacrifices.

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Arval Brethren

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In ancient Roman religion, the Arval Brethren (Latin: Fratres Arvales, "Brothers of the Fields") or Arval Brothers were a body of priests who offered annual...

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Arval

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Arval may refer to: The Arval Brethren, a body of priests in ancient Rome Arvals, a funeral dinner; also a cake served at such feasts USS Arval (SP-1045)...

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Gaius Salvius Liberalis

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and general, who held civil office in Britain and was a member of the Arval Brethren. He was suffect consul in the last nundinium of 85, with Cornelius Orestes...

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Mother of the Lares

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several minor Roman deities. She appears twice in the records of the Arval Brethren as Mater Larum, elsewhere as Mania and Larunda. Ovid calls her Lara...

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Carmen Arvale

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inscription dating from 218 AD, which contains records of the meetings of the Arval Brethren. It is written in an archaic form of Old Latin, likely not fully understood...

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Tiberius Gemellus

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virilis (toga of manhood), was adopted by Caligula, co-opted into the Arval Brethren, and given the title of princeps iuventutis (leader of the youth). His...

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Music of ancient Rome

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honor of Mars. Musicians would also play the flute to worship Mars. The Arval Brethren would also sing and dance to honor the goddess Ceres. Titus Livius,...

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Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus

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Gessius Bassianus (flourished 3rd century) was a Magister (master) in the Arval Brethren during the reign of Roman emperor Caracalla who ruled from 212 until...

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Decimus Valerius Taurus Catullus Messallinus Asiaticus

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Valerius Taurus Catullus Messallinus Asiaticus was a member of the Arval Brethren who lived in the second half of 1st century and first half of 2nd century...

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Religion in ancient Rome

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a piaculum might also be offered as a sort of advance payment; the Arval Brethren, for instance, offered a piaculum before entering their sacred grove...

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Quirinus

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fact that Romulus is a stepson of hers, and one of the original twelve arval brethren (Fratres Arvales). The association of Quirinus and Romulus is further...

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Gaius Catellius Celer

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118 Syme, Arval Brethren, p. 12 Syme, Arval Brethren, p. 26 Syme, Arval Brethren, p. 29 Syme, Arval Brethren, pp. 30f Syme, Arval Brethren, p. 36 Salomies...

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Dea Dia

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OUP Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-967552-4. Schilling, Robert (1992). "The Arval Brethren". In Bonnefoy, Yves (ed.). Roman and European Mythologies. University...

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Aeternitas

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Aeternitas Imperii was among the deities who received sacrifices from the Arval Brethren in a thanksgiving when Nero survived conspiracy and attempted assassination...

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Wreaths and crowns in antiquity

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portraits, as were radiate crowns. According to Pliny the Elder, the Arval Brethren, an ancient Roman priesthood, were accustomed to wear a wreath of grain...

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Associations in ancient Rome

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collegium was also used for them, as in the case of the college of the Arval Brethren. Of the ancient Sodales Titii nothing is known until they were revived...

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Caracalla

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the victory name Parthicus Maximus. In 199, he was inducted into the Arval Brethren. By the end of 199 he was entitled pater patriae. In 202, he was Roman...

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Gaius Antius Aulus Julius Quadratus

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Vespasian sometime during the 70s, Quadratus was also co-opted into the Arval Brethren at some point before March of 78 when he is first mentioned in their...

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Lucius Salvius Otho Titianus

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present at the First Battle of Bedriacum. Titianus was a member of the Arval Brethren, serving as promagistrate at least five times beginning in the year...

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Gaius Vitorius Hosidius Geta

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hopes Geta would aspire to them. Geta became a member of the Arval Brethren. The Arval Brethren was an ancient group of priests who offered annual sacrifices...

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Agrippa Postumus

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adopted grandson, Drusus the Younger, was then being admitted into the Arval Brethren, and an inscription (ILS, 5026) shows that both Augustus and Fabius...

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Marcus Aurelius

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direct evidence for membership, however, is available only for the Arval Brethren. Antoninus demanded that Marcus reside in the House of Tiberius, the...

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Agrippina the Younger

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Lepidus was executed. According to the fragmentary inscriptions of the Arval Brethren, Agrippina was forced to carry the urn of Lepidus' ashes back to Rome...

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Gaius Licinius Mucianus

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retained in spite of his arrogance. He is mentioned in the records of the Arval Brethren in the year 70; Mucianus may have been admitted following Vespasian's...

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Providentia

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observances in 59 AD to repair the state included sacrifices by the Arval Brethren to various deities, among them Providentia. Providentia appeared on...

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Julia Maesa

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of 7 November 224, which lists the number of gods and goddesses the Arval Brethren made sacrifices to on that certain date. Emesan dynasty Julia Domna...

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Glossary of ancient Roman religion

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two archaic priestly hymns are preserved, the Carmen Arvale of the Arval Brethren and the Carmina Saliaria of the Salii. The Carmen Saeculare of Horace...

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