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In Roman mythology, Volturnus was a god of the Tiber, and may have been the god of all rivers.[1] He had his own minor flamen, a high priest, the Flamen Volturnalis.[2] His festival, Volturnalia, was held on August 27.[3]

  1. ^ Campbell, Brian (2012). Rivers and the Power of Ancient Rome. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 141. ISBN 9780807869048.
  2. ^ Forsythe, Gary (2006). A critical history of early Rome : from prehistory to the First Punic War. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780520249912.
  3. ^ Bunson, Matthew (2002). Encyclopedia of the Roman empire. New York: Facts On File. p. 589. ISBN 9781438110271.

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Liternum

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Flamen

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deities assigned a flamen (for example Falacer, Palatua, Quirinus and Volturnus) suggests that the office dated back to Archaic Rome. Many scholars[who...

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