institution
supplicatio
thanksgiving
A supplicatio: a public thanksgiving decreed by the Senate, with the temples opened for prayer; its length honored a victory—fifteen days for Caesar was unprecedented.
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- De Bello Gallico §2.35.4 thanksgiving
A supplicatio: a Senate-decreed public thanksgiving with the temples opened for prayer; fifteen days for Caesar was without precedent.
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