Rural Rites in Ovid’s Fasti

This paper analyzes the presentation of rural festivals in ovid’s Fasti using the concept of lived ancient religion and especially the idea of individual appropriation of religious norms, actions and beliefs. As a literary work, the Fasti draw on material from other Augustan poets and appropriate it to the composition of the work and especially to the context of the Roman festival calendar. in the case of the rural festivals that are presented in the Fasti, this appropriation can be seen for example in the treatment of the importance of peace for rural life. in Maria Hirt university of cologne maria.hirt@yahoo.com