2023 is almost here, and I thought this was the perfect time to talk about the Roman god of January, Janus. This god has a unique form and function in Roman religion, without a Greek equivalent. I also touch on when the Romans celebrated their new year and some of their new year customs. Thanks for watching!
I mostly relied on Book 1 of Ovid’s Fasti for this episode. You can find a decent translation here: www.poetryintr...
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- Reproduction of Fasti Antiates Maiores: Bauglir (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Engraving of Janus (1698): Jacobus Harrewyn (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Gregorian calendar description, Vincenzo Accolti (1582): public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Julius Caesar assassination meme: memearchives.t...
- Aeneas tells Dido about the Trojan War, Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (1815): public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Culśanś statuette: jt1965blog.wor...
- Culśanś inscription: BabelStone (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Marble bust of Janus: Marie Lan-Nguyen (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Statue of Hekate: public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Sestertius of Nero depicting temple of Janus with doors closed: Classical Numismatic Group, Mica (via Wikimedia Commons)
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