festival
Ludi Apollinares
Apolline games
also: games of Apollo
Roman games in honor of Apollo, first vowed and held in 212 BC at the prompting of the prophecies of Marcius, and made permanent.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 25 §12 games be vowed to Apollo
The games of Apollo (ludi Apollinares), instituted in 212 BC for victory in war on the authority of the Marcian verses; thereafter annual (§12).
- The History of Rome, Book 27 §11 games to Apollo
The Ludi Apollinares, games vowed to Apollo, here ordered held again.
- The History of Rome, Book 30 §38 Apolline games
The Ludi Apollinares, games in honour of Apollo held in July, here disrupted by the Tiber's flood.
- The History of Rome, Book 37 §5 Apollinarian Games
The Ludi Apollinares, games in honour of Apollo held annually in July.