Amburbium
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title:
Amburbium
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The Amburbium was an ancient Roman festival for purifying the city; that is, a lustration (lustratio urbis). It took the form of a procession, perhaps along the old Servian Wall, though the length of 10 kilometers would seem impractical to circumambulate. If it was a distinct festival held annually, the most likely month is February, but no date is recorded and the ritual may have been performed as a "crisis rite" when needed. The Amburbium can be hard to distinguish from the Ambarvalia in ancie
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Ancient Roman festival
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amburbium
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2023-07-08T15:01:22Z
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