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DoomsdaysCW<p>Julia rejected the constraints of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roman</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patriarchy</span></a>, and paid the price. Also, note the parallels between later <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanHistory</span></a> and that of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> -- as the Roman Empire began restricting women's rights and enforcing "family values". And we all know what happened to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanEmpire</span></a>...</p><p>Notable <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanWomen</span></a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Julia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Julia</span></a> </p><p>Julia was born in 39 BCE, the daughter of the first <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanEmperor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanEmperor</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Augustus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Augustus</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Octavian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Octavian</span></a>). As her “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/guardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guardian</span></a>,” Augustus severely restricted Julia’s freedom, but as the daughter of the emperor, Augustus made sure Julia was well-<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/educated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>educated</span></a>.</p><p>Augustus had arranged several marriages for Julia, all for political reasons. Julia resented this, and was known for having several lovers. Augustus ignored her behavior for a while, since she had born several heirs to the family line.</p><p>However, in 2 BCE, Julia was arrested for “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/adultery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adultery</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/treason" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>treason</span></a>,” and Augustus accused her of plotting against him, though at the time, Augustus has passed laws promoting “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FamilyValues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyValues</span></a>”. Julia was exiled to a small island, where it is said she died of starvation.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanFamilyValues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanFamilyValues</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanWomen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientWomen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rome</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanEmporers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanEmporers</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Something I would love to know more about are the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElusinianMysteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElusinianMysteries</span></a>. But thanks to the cult's secrecy (and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a>), we may never know all the details...</p><p>Elusinian Mysteries</p><p>There were two Eleusinian rites – the Lesser One, and the Greater One. While the details of these rites were a carefully guarded secret, what is known is that the Greater Rite took place over many days, involved <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dancing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dancing</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sacrifices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sacrifices</span></a> of grain and a bull, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ritual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ritual</span></a> purification in a river, and the consumption of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SacredBeverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SacredBeverage</span></a> that was believed to be <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hallucinogenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hallucinogenic</span></a>.<br>The beverage, known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/kykeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kykeon</span></a>, was made from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/barley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>barley</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pennyroyal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pennyroyal</span></a>, and other ingredients. </p><p>It is analogous to the Sacred <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Soma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soma</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Homa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homa</span></a> beverage of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndoIranians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndoIranians</span></a>. While the Cult of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Eleusius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eleusius</span></a> was closed down by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christian</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanEmporers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanEmporers</span></a>, elements of the cult “survived in the Greek countryside,” into the rites of “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaintDemetrius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaintDemetrius</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Thessalonki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thessalonki</span></a>.” </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rituals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rituals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MysteryCults" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MysteryCults</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AncientHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Histodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanWomen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RomanPriestesses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanPriestesses</span></a></p>
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