OVIDII NASONIS FASTORUM: LIBER PRIMUS C

Excerpt from Ovidii Nasonis Fastorum: Liber Primus The word Fasti (so. Dies) properly me: is those days on which it is lawful to administer justice. By extension, Ovid uses it to signify the Calendar. The Fasti is a kind of poetical almanac, in which are set down, in order, the chief festivals and other days (tempora) in each month, and what was believed to be their origin (cazwce). Only the first six books Of this valuable work are extant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.