civ Flashcards
festivals (31 cards)
where was the lupercalia founded
rome!
(the very cave romulus and remus had been raised by the lupa)
why was the lupercalia founded
to worship lupercia (a pre olypian god) worshiped by shepards to protect their sheep against wolves, and to promote fertility
who runs the lupercalia?
the luperci (a minor collage)
who participated in the lupercalia
a group of 30 young noblemen (2 groups of 15)
sacrifice in lupercalia
WHAT SACRIFICED?
WHERE?
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ANIMAL(S)?
two goats and one dog (fertility) in the cave on the palentine hill. their blood was then smeared on the foreheads with the sacrifical knife and cleaned with wool soaked in milk. then they laughed loudly and feasted on the meat.
general order of events in the lupercalia
(3 things)
sacrifice in cave
animal thongs
race and whip for fertility
nature of the lupercalia
(why did the roamans keep it)
heritage (r&r)
religion
games!
when was the lupercalia
15th of february (think valentines)
(for romans februa =(cleansing)
lupercalia
GREEK or ROMAN!
ROMAN (obvi)
city dionysia
GREEK or ROMAN
GREEK (obvi)
why was the city dionysia founded
the eleutherae came to athens seeking citizenship- they offered a statue of dionysis but the Atheneans rejected it. the atheneans either lost their gentals or they became infected. to beg for dionysus’ forgiveness they accepted the statue and set up the festival
who runs the city dionysisia
the EPONYMOUS ARCHON (eep-on e-mouse, arc-on) one of the 9 archon- one of the most important-
chose 12 helpers.
they chose the:
playwrites
(17) choregoi- rich citizens who had to finance a chorus per play - if their chorus won they would get a staue under the acropolis
OTHER:
ten judges-one from each tribe, chosen my lot
ten generals-one from each tribe-elected
city dionysia sacrifice
WHAT
WHERE
WHEN
one bull to open the festival, then many (to provide for the komos)
one piglet everyday in the theatre (to purify)
libations of wine on the orchastra altar
nature of festival
(why did the greeks have it)
heritage- to honor the story that was part of athens history
THE BEST DRAMA FESTIVAL AROUND (basicaly taylor swift)
celebrating the delian league with day 2 processions x3
religious
games
KOMOS!! X2
when was the city Dionysia
march 23rd to 29th -spring significance (planting of the vines)
who participated in the city dionysia
Athenian men
all 10 tribes of Athens
women can participate in parties and watch
visitors can WATCH
the cost was two obols and presumably it was limited space
programme of city Dionysian
DAY 0 - take statue to the theatre by torchlight procession
DAY 1- pompe/bull/judges selected/dithyramb (all tribes of Athens)/KOMOS!!
DAY 2- x3 delian league parades, 5x. comedies
DAY 3- 3x tradagies 1x saytr play
DAY 4 - DITTO
DAY 5 - DITTO + judging/prizes/komos
eponymous archon judged
why was the great panathenia founded
either same guy as city Dionysia or Theseus to honour Athenas bday?
who ran the great panathenia
the city council
one of the archons collected the blessed oil
sacrifice of the great panathenia
WHAT
WHERE
WHEN
the first day a HECATOMBEION- sacrifice of 100 oxen + peplos🥺
day 6 at the parthenon
nature of festival of the great panathenia
heritage- Athenas bday🥳
religious
games
drama
party!!!
when was the the great panathenia
every 4 years 28th of august to 5th of September
who can participate in the the great panathenia
ALL ATHENIAN CITIZENS!!! WAHOO!!!-pannynycitis -6 girls 6 boys
other greeks can take part in the games
metics- rich athenians take part in the procession
programme of the the great panathenia BASIC
DAY 1- music comps
DAY 2-athletic comps/BOYS
DAY 3-athletic comps/MEN
DAY 4-charoit/equestrian + javelin
DAY 5- TRIBAL COMPS! x4 + wrestling+ boat race + aulos + torch race into…
DAY 6- torch race cont..+pannychis = all night feast +PROCESSION!/sacrifice/feast!
DAY 7- riding in full armour
DAY 8- PRIZES
