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- The Equirria (also as Ecurria, from equicurria, "horse races") were two ancient Roman festivals of chariot racing, or perhaps horseback racing, held in...
- Matronalia, celebrated on March 1, Junonalia, celebrated on March 7, Equirria, celebrated on March 14, Mamuralia, celebrated on either March 14 or March...
- Martius was originally the first month of the Roman calendar. February 27: Equirria, involving chariot or horse races; March 1: Mars's dies natalis ("birthday")...
- and forgiveness 23: Terminalia, in honour of Terminus 24: Regifugium 27: Equirria, first of two horse-racing festivals to Mars In the old Roman calendar...
- begin and end the military campaigning season. These festivals were the Equirria, the sacral chariot races held on February 27 and March 14, and on October...
- ceremony of the ancilia movere, developed through the month on the 14th with Equirria in the Campus Martius (and the rite of Mamurius Veturius marking the expulsion...
- established by Hadrian to commemorate the adoption of Antoninus Pius as Caesar 26 IV Kal. Mart. EN 27 III Kal. Mart. NP • EQUIRRIA 28 pridie Kalendas Martias C...
- (quadriga). Other horse and chariot races in honor of Mars occurred at the Equirria and before the sacrifice of the October Horse. The Fasti Praenestini also...
- chariot races of the Equirria February 27, a feria on the Kalends of March (a day sacred also to his mother Juno), a second Equirria on March 14, his Agonalia...
- March 14, but by Lydus on the Ides. The earliest extant calendars place an Equirria, one of the sacral chariot races in honor of Mars, on March 14. The festival...