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Date: Mar 14 23:24 2011

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The Bacchanalia was a religious festival in honour of the wine god Dionysus or, as the Romans called him, Bacchus. Livy describes the religious rites of the wine god orgia, whence 'orgy', as wild and excessive. In the section of Book XXXIX preceding the one quoted below, Livy says the Bacchanalia spread from Etruria to Rome. The Bacchanalia had migrated from Greece to southern Italy before coming to Etruria. Read more __________________

Blobrana

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Date: Mar 16 00:13 2010

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The bacchanalia were wild and mystic festivals of the Roman god Bacchus (or Dionysus). The bacchanalia were originally held in secret and only attended by women. The festivals occurred in the grove of Simila near the Aventine Hill on March 16 and March 17. Read more __________________

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