LUDI CIRCENSES
\lˈuːdɪ sˈɜːsənsɪz], \lˈuːdɪ sˈɜːsənsɪz], \l_ˈuː_d_ɪ s_ˈɜː_s_ə_n_s_ɪ_z]\
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[L.] The most important Roman games, celebrated yearly, September 4-12, in honour of Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva, or of Consus and Neptunus Equestris, in the great Circus, super intended by the Curule Aediles. Races, athletic contests, sham fights, and the cavalry exercise called Ludus Troiae, performed by Roman youths, were carried on. (Consus was supposed to be a deity presiding over counsels and secret plans ; but his name is probably connected with that of the Consentes Dii.)
By Henry Percy Smith
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hydromorphic
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