Fratres Arvales
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The Fratres Arvales were an ancient Roman collegium of priests responsible for performing sacred agricultural rites to secure the fertility of the fields and the prosperity of the state.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Roman priestly collegium ⓘ |
| actaInscribedOn | stone tablets ⓘ |
| associatedText | Carmen Arvale ⓘ |
| chanted | Carmen Arvale ⓘ |
| country | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late Roman Empire ⓘ |
| disestablishmentReason | Christianization of the Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfCollegium | magister ⓘ |
| inscriptionsFoundAt | Via Campana near Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual | Latin ⓘ |
| location | Rome ⓘ |
| member |
Augustus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claudius NERFINISHED ⓘ Domitian NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman emperor ⓘ Tiberius NERFINISHED ⓘ other Roman senators ⓘ |
| memberCount | 12 ⓘ |
| membershipType |
Roman citizens
ⓘ
male priests ⓘ |
| officer |
flamen
ⓘ
magister ⓘ praetor ⓘ scriba ⓘ |
| patron | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
express loyalty to the emperor
ⓘ
integrated into imperial cult ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
perform sacred agricultural rites
ⓘ
promote prosperity of the Roman state ⓘ secure fertility of the fields ⓘ |
| recordKeeping | acta fratrum Arvalium ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Roman religion ⓘ |
| revivalUnder | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualCalendar | annual festival of Dea Dia ⓘ |
| ritualElements |
banquets
ⓘ
processions ⓘ public prayers ⓘ sacrifices ⓘ |
| ritualPlace |
Arval grove outside Rome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sacred grove of Dea Dia ⓘ |
| ritualType |
agricultural rites
ⓘ
fertility rites ⓘ |
| socialStatus | elite priestly college ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity | Dea Dia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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