Agonalia

Latin Alternative forms la Agnālia la Agōnia Agōnium Agōnium Mārtiāle Etymology An la 1 root la ālia. One theory states that, while the festival was later performed in the Regia along the Via Sacra, the Regia used to reside on the Collis Quirinalis, which was formerly known as la Agōnus and which gave the epithet la Agōnensis to the Porta Collina.la c. 3rd century w:Gaius Julius Solinus De mirabilibus mundi Numa in colle primum Quirinali deinde propter aedem Vestae in regia quae adhuc appellatur.la Sextus Pompeius Festus in Paulus Diaconus c. 3rd century De significatu verborum Agonalia ejus festivitatem, sive quia agones dicebant montes. Agonia sacrificia, quae fiebant in monte. Hinc Romae mons Quirinalis Agonus et Collina Agonensis.1847 Classical Museum: A Journal of Philology and of Ancient History and Literature On the Roman Festival of Agonalia 154-157 William Smith 4 Taylor and Walton London, Upper Gower Street Pronunciation Agōnālia Proper noun Agōnālia<3.pl> Agōnālium/Agōnāliōrum n la religion a Roman festival held on January 9th, May 21st, December 11th, and probably March 17th in which the rex sacrorum sacrificed a ram to the gods Usage notes The festival was supposedly founded by Numa Pompilius and continued by the Roman kings until their removal, at which point the rex sacrorum took the position. The festival of la Agōnium Mārtiāle was celebrated in honor of Mars on March 17th, the same day as la Līberālia, and was almost certainly another form of Agōnālia. Declension Agōnālia<3.pl> Agōnālium/Agōnāliōrum Related terms la Agōnālis References 2 Agōnālia 100/2 la Festivals