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The Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic

Note 83 — MENSIS MARTIUS.

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Dionysius (2. 70. 2) says that each was girt with a sword, and carried in his right hand, λόγχην ἢ ῥάβδον ἤ τι τοιοῦθ ἕτερον. Apparently, assuming that he had seen the procession, he did not see or remember clearly what these objects were. A relief from Anagnia (Annali del Inst. 1869, 70 foll.) shows them like a double drumstick, with a knob at each end.

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