Note 445 — MENSIS MAIUS.
Reading edition
Plut. Quaest. Rom. 86; Gell. 10. 15; Marq. 318. Her usual head-dress was the flammeum, or bride’s veil. No mention is made of the Flamen her husband; the prominence of women in all these rites is noticeable.
Reading edition
Plut. Quaest. Rom. 86; Gell. 10. 15; Marq. 318. Her usual head-dress was the flammeum, or bride’s veil. No mention is made of the Flamen her husband; the prominence of women in all these rites is noticeable.