Epulones
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Epulones were members of a specialized Roman priestly college responsible for organizing and overseeing public religious banquets and feasts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman religious institution
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ancient Roman priestly college ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeities | major Roman gods honored at public feasts ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman priests
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Ancient Roman religious institutions ⓘ Ancient Roman religious titles ⓘ |
| ceremonialContext |
games and spectacles with sacrificial feasts
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public festivals ⓘ |
| country | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expressed Roman piety via public banquets
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reinforced social hierarchy through sacred feasting ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | private religious associations ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Latin "epulum" meaning banquet or feast ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman religious law ⓘ |
| hasMemberRole | epulo ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Roman traditions of public hospitality ⓘ |
| integratedWith | Roman political life ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | epulones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membership | Roman male citizens of elite status ⓘ |
| operatedIn | city of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversaw |
arrangements for dining couches and settings at sacred banquets
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distribution of sacrificial meat at feasts ⓘ logistics of large-scale public religious meals ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman state cult ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
organization of public religious banquets
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oversight of public religious feasts ⓘ |
| reasonForEstablishment |
to manage increasing complexity of public religious feasts
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to relieve other priestly colleges of banquet duties ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
augures
NERFINISHED
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pontifices NERFINISHED ⓘ quindecimviri sacris faciundis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Roman religion ⓘ |
| religiousRole | priestly administration of ritual banquets ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
banquets at public festivals
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epula publica ⓘ sacred feasts in honor of the gods ⓘ |
| ritualFocus |
proper ritual conduct during banquets
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sacralization of communal dining ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
civic religion
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public cult ⓘ |
| status | official state priesthood ⓘ |
| typeOf | collegium ⓘ |
| usedRitualObjects |
banquet couches (lecti) for religious feasts
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sacred tableware for offerings and dining ⓘ sacrificial meat portions ⓘ |
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