the nine-day rite

Reading notes

• The History of Rome, Book 23 §31 the nine-day rite

  A nine-day expiatory observance prescribed by custom after a shower of stones or like prodigy.

• The History of Rome, Book 27 §37 a nine-day sacrifice

  The novendiale sacrum, a nine-day rite of expiation, especially for a rain of stones.

• The History of Rome, Book 29 §14 nine-day rite

  The novendiale sacrum, a nine-day expiatory rite performed after a shower of stones from heaven.

• The History of Rome, Book 30 §38 nine-day rite

  The novendiale sacrum, a nine-day expiatory rite performed after a shower of stones from heaven.