#BonaDea Twice a year, Roman women used to celebrate Bona Dea, a goddess rooted in the same history of the Latin people before Rome itself. The celebrations were held in May and in December. The first was held on the Aventine Hill at her temple while the one in December was at the house of a magistrate where mainly the women from the Roman elite attended the celebrations. After the religious rites, the festival continued through the night. Only women were allowed to take part in the banquet that

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