quinquennalia

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The reverse of a gold solidus commemorating Gratian's quinquennalia

Etymology

From Latin quīnquennālia, from quīnquennium (“5-year period”) + -ālia (“-alia: forming the names of festivals”), from quīnquennis (“5-year”) + -ium (“-ium: forming abstract nouns”). Equivalent to quinquennium +‎ -alia.

Noun

quinquennalia (plural quinquennalia or quinquennalias)

  1. (historical) The festival and religious rituals sometimes observed celebrating a Roman emperor's 5th year of rule.

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Adjective

quīnquennālia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of quīnquennālis

References

  • “quinquennalia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “quinquennalia”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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