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Ancient Roman festivals celebrated on July 7

The **Caprotinia**, or feasts of [Juno Caprotina](/source/Juno_(mythology)#Juno_Caprotina), were ancient [Roman festivals](/source/Roman_festivals) which were celebrated on July 7, in favor of the female slaves. During this solemnity, they ran about, beating themselves with their fists and with rods. None but women assisted in the sacrifices offered at this feast.[1][2]

[Plutarch](/source/Plutarch)'s *Life of [Numa](/source/Numa_Pompilius)* and *Life of [Camillus](/source/Marcus_Furius_Camillus)* offer two possible origins for this feast, or the famous *Nonae Caprotinae* or *[Poplifugium](/source/Poplifugia)*. Firstly—and, in Plutarch's opinion, most likely—it commemorates the mysterious disappearance of [Romulus](/source/Romulus) during a violent thunderstorm that interrupted an assembly in the *[Palus Caprae](/source/Palus_Caprae)* ("Goats' Marsh"). Secondly, it commemorates a Roman victory by [Camillus](/source/Marcus_Furius_Camillus#The_Gauls_and_the_Second_Foundation_of_Rome) over the [Latins](/source/Latins_(Italic_tribe)); according to a minor tradition, a Roman serving maid or slave dressed as a noblewoman and surrendered herself to the Latins as hostage; that night, she climbed a wild [fig-tree](/source/Ficus) (*caprificus*, literally "goat-fig") and gave the Romans a torchlight signal to attack.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Festus1826_1-0)** Sextus Pompeius Festus (1826). [*M. Verrii Flacci quae extant et Sexti Pompeii Festi De verborum significatione libri xx ex editione Andreae Dacerii: ??? notis et interpretatione in usum Delphini, variis lectionibus, notis variorum, recensu editionum et codicum et indicibus locupletissimis accurate recensiti ...*](https://books.google.com/books?id=FSpMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA371) (in Latin). curante et imprimente A. J. Valpy. pp. 371–372.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Plautus1896_2-0)** Titus Maccius Plautus (1896). [*Plavti Comoediae*](https://books.google.com/books?id=sxtDAQAAMAAJ&pg=PT46) (in Latin). Weidmann. p. 46.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Plutarch (1914). "Life of Camillus". [*The Parallel Lives*](https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/e/roman/texts/plutarch/lives/camillus*.html). Translated by Perrin, Bernadotte. [Loeb Classical Library](/source/Loeb_Classical_Library). p. 181.

## Further reference

- Drossart, Paul. « Nonae Caprotinae » : La fausse capture des Aurores. In: Revue de l'histoire des religions, tome 185, n°2, 1974. pp. 129–139. DOI: [https://doi.org/10.3406/rhr.1974.10134](https://doi.org/10.3406/rhr.1974.10134) ; www.persee.fr/doc/rhr_0035-1423_1974_num_185_2_10134

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