Ludi Romani

Reading notes

• The History of Rome, Book 1 §35 Great Games

  Rome's oldest annual games, instituted by Tarquinius Priscus.

• The History of Rome, Book 4 §27 the Great Games

  The great public games of the Roman state, vowed to the gods in war and crisis.

• The History of Rome, Book 5 §19 the Great Games

  The great games (later the Ludi Romani) in honor of Jupiter, here vowed by Camillus for the taking of Veii.

• The History of Rome, Book 6 §42 the Great Games

  The great games in honor of Jupiter (the Ludi Romani/Maximi), here vowed in thanksgiving as the orders were reconciled.

• The History of Rome, Book 7 §11 the Great Games

  The Ludi Romani / Magni, the great votive games to Jupiter, vowed here by the dictator Servfor victory.

• The History of Rome, Book 8 §40 the Roman Games

  The Ludi Romani, the great public games of the Roman year; a dictator may have been named merely to start their chariot-race.

• The History of Rome, Book 23 §30 held the Roman games

  Rome's oldest annual games (chariots and boxers), instituted by Tarquinius Priscus in the Circus.

• The History of Rome, Book 27 §7 the Roman Games

  The Ludi Romani, the great September games in honor of Jupiter.

• The History of Rome, Book 29 §11 Roman games

  The Ludi Romani, the oldest Roman state games, held in honour of Jupiter.

• The History of Rome, Book 31 §5 Roman dramatic games

  The Ludi Romani, the chief games of the Roman state in honour of Jupiter, given by the curule aediles.

• The History of Rome, Book 32 §10 Roman Games

  The great games in honor of Jupiter, given with splendor.

• The History of Rome, Book 38 §22 Roman Games

  The Ludi Romani, the great annual games in honor of Jupiter; ritual flaws required their repetition (instauratio).

• The History of Rome, Book 39 §10 Roman Games

  The Ludi Romani in honor of Jupiter, given by the curule aediles each September.

• The History of Rome, Book 40 §61 Roman Games

  The Ludi Romani, the great games in honor of Jupiter, repeated this year on account of prodigies.