1) Ancient Roman religion 
The rituals of the Argei were archaic religious observances in ancient Rome that took place on March 16 and 17 and again on May 14 or 15. By the time of Augustus, the meaning of these rituals had become obscure even to those who practiced them. For the May rites, a procession of pontiffs, Vestals, and praetors made its way around a circuit of 27 s...