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Bacchanalia

Name: Livy Entire
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Author: Titus Livius

The nocturnal mystery-rites of Bacchus, charged with debauchery and crime and outlawed by senatorial decree in 186 BC.

Reading notes

The History of Rome, Book 39 §12 Bacchanalia
The mystery-rites of Bacchus; their nocturnal Roman form, charged with debauchery and crime, was suppressed by the Senate in 186 BC.

The History of Rome, Book 39 hist · 5 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 40 hist · 1 mention