Lecture. Feriae: the romans and their festivities
Museum of Badalona Pl. Assemblea de Catalunya, 1, Badalona, Barcelona, SpainAccording to the Roman grammarian and philosopher Macrobius (Saturnalia I, 16, 2-8), the Romans had holidays called festi, dedicated to the gods, and weekdays, called profesti, which were reserved for human activities. There was also a third category, the days called intercisi, some of which were dedicated to human activities and some of which to […]

