ludi - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about ludi Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,755,311,431 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

ludi

   Also found in: Acronyms, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

ludi

Ancient Roman public games. The ludi were formal sports or games of religious origin or with religious connotations. They were often held annually and usually included chariot races and theatrical performances.

The Ludi Romani were dedicated to Jupiter. The Ludi Megalenses, Roman games in honour of the goddess Cybele, were associated with music, dance, and theatre. Ludi were also held in other towns in Italy.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
My niece and my cousins are in Lebanon," Ludi Ferreras, a Filipina domestic worker employed in Singapore, told me, as she watched television news reports.
Israeli aggression spreads alarm and anger across Asia by Gee, John / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
121) The Disticha were used as an aid for learning basic Latin and had been an integral part of the standard curriculum in the schools from at least the twelfth century, so it is appropriate that Leonello speaks of ludi magistri.
Creating canons in fifteenth-century Ferrara: Angelo Decembrio's De ... by Celenza, Christopher S. / Renaissance Quarterly
The large, vertical wooden "trumpets" called ludi, played at funerals, are surmounted by carvings that may take the form of a woman in mourning (Soderberg 1956: fig.
Ethnographic notes on Kongo musical instruments by MacGaffey, Wyatt / African Arts
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.