Every other year, a Roman festival is held in the area of the museum (see below).
Saturnalia became one of the most popular Roman festivals.
Women were present at most Roman festivals and cult observances.
Saturnalia is an ancient Roman festival in honor of the god Saturn.
For public religious holidays, see Roman festivals.
The season of roses thus coincided with traditional Roman festivals pertaining to blooming and dying.
Ludi, always plural, were the games held in conjunction with Roman religious festivals.
Many Roman religious festivals had an element of sexuality.
(Saturnalia being a Roman festival in which social roles were reversed for the day) and the mutiny was over.
Three Roman festivals were connected with viniculture and wine.