Texts and Rituals

Texts and Rituals Links

• Idus Ritual (Latin) The form taken by the ritual performed on the Ides of each month.
  
• Cakes for the Deities Excerpt from Cato the Elder's 'De Agricultura': Recipes for the offering-cakes known as "libum" and "placenta".
  
• Treaty Ritual Prayer said to Jupiter before signing a treaty.
  
• Offering to Mars Silvanus for cattle Excerpt from Cato the Elder's 'De Agricultura': Making offerings to Mars Silvanus to ensure the health of a farmer's cattle.
  
• Daily Lararium Rite (Latin) The form taken by the daily ritual in honor of the household gods (Lares and Panates).
  
• Oath to Iuppiter An oath taken to Jupiter
  
• Prayer to Iuppiter Prayer uttered before making an offering to Jupiter
  
• Ablution Prayer The purification ritual performed prior to other rituals.
  
• Kalends Ritual (Latin) The ritual performed on the first day of each month.
  
• Prayers to Various Deities From the works of Plautus, prayers to various gods and goddesses.
  
• Offering to Ceres, Janus, Jupiter and Juno Excerpt from Cato the Elder's 'De Agricultura': Making offerings to the deities prior to the harvest.
  
• De Agricultura: Clearing Land Excerpt from Cato the Elder's 'De Agricultura': Ritual before clearing a grove or tilling land.
  
• Nones Ritual (Latin) The ritual performed on the Nones (5th or 7th day) of each month.
  
• De Agricultura: Purifying land Excerpt from Cato the Elder's 'De Agricultura': Ritual for purifying a field or other piece of land.
  
• Offering to Jupiter before the ploughing season Excerpt from Cato the Elder's 'De Agricultura': Making offerings to Iupiter Dapalis before ploughing land.