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Roman Calendar - May 15, Day of the Tiber

The growing season had begun and on this day, Vestal virgins made sacrifices in honour of Tiber.

Sleepy cat at temple of Lares Permarini (Lares who protect sailors). Largo di Torre Argentina, Rome.

Rome by night

1. Pantheon, July 2015

2. Largo Argentina -  temple A, July 2015

3. Colosseum, July 2015

4. Baths of Caracalla - Aida, July 2019

5. Markets of Trajan, October 2007

6. Arch of Constatine, July 2019

7. Largo Argentina - Night watch, July 2012

8. Largo Argentina, October 2007

9. Baths of Diocletian, July 2015

Torre Delle Milizie, Rome

Built in the 13th century and one of the strongest bastions of Medieval Rome. In this photo the tower is seen from Aldobrandini garden at Monte Magnanapoli.

Roman Calendar - May 15, Mercuralia

Festival of Mercurius, god of merchants and commerce. On this day Roman merchants took water from the sacred well of Porta Capena, and sprinkled it on themselves, their ships, and their cargo to protect them while travelling. The water from Mercurius' well was believed to to aid in forgiving sins – both those committed in the past as well as any that might be committed in the future – and was thought to bring good luck.

Porta Capena was located near the FAO headquarters that can be seen on the right of the photo 2. During those days the valley between the FAO building and Baths of Caracalla (in the middle of the pic) was forested and there were also lots of caves and springs in the area. It was considered a sacred and mysterious place where Camenae, goddesses of childbirth, wells, fountains and prophecies lived. Livius also tells us that it was here that king Numa Pompilius held meetings with his divine counselor Egeria.

Photo 1: Pompeii, House of Venus and the Four Gods

Atttribution:

Sergey Sosnovskiy, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photo 2: A view From Palatine Hill towards Baths of Caracalla

An early morning in Rome. A cat was guarding a store near Fontana di Trevi (Via delle Muratte)