Argei (chapels)

Argei (chapels)

Argei can refer to a set of twenty-seven consecrated holy places or chapels distributed throughout the districts of Ancient Rome, which were visited on holy days.


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  • Argei (dolls) — Before even the beginning of the Argei festival the puppets were placed in the sacra Argeorum or the twenty four chapels around the Servian regions of Ancient Rome. These puppets were thought to absorb all the filth and impurities within the area …   Wikipedia

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