This Day in Ancient History
ante diem vi nonas maias
a.k.a. Floralia (day 6) -- a festival originally ordered in response to an
interpretation of the Sybilline books in 238 B.C., it fell into desuetude
only to be revived in 173 B.C.; it was a general festival of drinking and
other merriment in honour of Flora, who presided over (of course) flowers
and their blossoms
Posted by david meadows on Mon, May 02, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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