Capitoline Games
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Capitoline Games
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In Ancient Rome, the Capitoline Games were annual games (ludi). They started out as religious holiday celebrations that "called upon divine support to ensure continued prosperity for the state." They were instituted by Camillus, 387 BC, in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus, and in commemoration of the Capitol's not being taken by the Gauls that same year. The games lasted sixteen days, starting on October 15. According to Plutarch, a part of the ceremony involved the public criers putting up the Etru
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Ancient Roman games
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