Janus, Januarius, and the Roman New Year

2023 is almost here, and I thought this was the perfect time to talk about the Roman god of January, Janus. This god has a unique form and function in Roman religion, without a Greek equivalent. I also touch on when the Romans celebrated their new year and some of their new year customs. Thanks for watching!
I mostly relied on Book 1 of Ovid’s Fasti for this episode. You can find a decent translation here: www.poetryintranslation.com/P...
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Images:
- Reproduction of Fasti Antiates Maiores: Bauglir (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Engraving of Janus (1698): Jacobus Harrewyn (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Gregorian calendar description, Vincenzo Accolti (1582): public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Julius Caesar assassination meme: memearchives.tumblr.com/post/...
- Aeneas tells Dido about the Trojan War, Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (1815): public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Culśanś statuette: jt1965blog.wordpress.com/culs...
- Culśanś inscription: BabelStone (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Marble bust of Janus: Marie Lan-Nguyen (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Statue of Hekate: public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Sestertius of Nero depicting temple of Janus with doors closed: Classical Numismatic Group, Mica (via Wikimedia Commons)

[@slupu84]

That's my sister!!

[@haylee9416]

thank you for the AMAZING content:)! i was just thinking about this the other day, so it’s really cool to see you cover it!

[@hearthofhaemonia]

Thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying it. Janus is such a cool god/concept.

[@feralfoods]

this is a fascinating video! i gotta watch it again. i really love the very first image of the calendar made of rows and columns of letters, i even took a snapshot of it to study later. it is the best roman calendar i've seen, they are usually worn down and difficult to read. thank you for all your time & research.

[@friendlyghostproductions]

This video is amazing! I have been on the hunt for more information about Janus- so hard to find, so thank you!

[@hearthofhaemonia]

Thanks for watching! Yes, Janus is sorely underrepresented on the internet but he's SO interesting!

[@jacquelinesmeets]

You should look at the channel 'what the flock tv". Paul has a lot of info about the god Janus.

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This video is amazing

[@Bruh-el9js]

Great content as always

[@oanaalexandrastan2167]

Wow! Fascinating topic and very well put together video! Thank you so much for this content, I'm very grateful for people like you that spread their knowledge in order for it to reach a community! Keep them going, I'm excited to see what you will post next! Best of luck with the channel!

[@hearthofhaemonia]

Thank you, I appreciate it!