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Bacchanalia

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Bacchanalia , in Roman religion, festival in honor of Bacchus, god of wine. Originally a religious ceremony, like the Liberalia , it gradually became an occasion for drunken, licentious excesses and was finally forbidden by law (186 BC).

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Bacchanalia

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Bacchanalia the Roman festival of Bacchus, typified by scenes of drunken revelry and celebration.

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bacchanalia

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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