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"Times and their reasons, arranged in order through the Latin year, and constellations sunk beneath the earth and risen, I shall sing."

Ovid's poetical calendar of the Roman year is both a day-by-day account of festivals and observances and their origins,... Read Full Overview

The Roman book of days.

Written after he had been banished to the Black Sea city of Tomis by Emperor Augustus the Fasti is Ovid's last major poetic work. Both a calendar of daily rituals and a witty sequence of stories recounted in a variety of styles it weaves together tales of gods and citizens together... Read Full Overview

Step into the Roman year with Ovid's Fasti: ritual, myth and civic time rendered in lyric sweep. Read the Roman year anew. Presented here under H. Hallam's name, Ovid's sequence of festival-poems sings again. As an epic verse collection from the Augustan age, the Fasti functions... Read Full Overview

Der unvollendet gebliebene "Festkalender" ("Fasti") des Ovid mit der Beschreibung der r mischen religi sen Feste der Monate Januar bis Juni findet h ufig als Lekt restoff im Gymnasial- und Universit tsunterricht Verwendung. Die textkritische Ausgabe der "Bibliotheca Teubneriana"... Read Full Overview

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it... Read Full Overview

"Fasti" from Publius Ovidius Naso. Publius Ovidius Naso (43 a.Ch.n. - 18 p.Ch.n.), poeta romanus.

Provides a translation of Ovid's poetic calendar of the Roman religious year. Covering January through June, the Fasti includes religious festivals, historical anniversaries, and astronomical lore. This introduction places the Fasti in the context of Ovid's life and work, Roman... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

Fastorum Libri Sex, by Publius Ovidius Naso, commonly known as Ovid, is a poetic exploration of the Roman calendar, its festivals, and the myths associated with them. Though Ovid only completed six books covering January to June before his exile, the work remains an... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

Ovid's Fasti is a book that was originally published in 1848. It is a collection of poems that were written by the Roman poet Ovid. The poems in this book are known as the Fasti, and they are based on the Roman calendar. The book includes an introduction, notes, and excursus,... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview