flamen Roman In ancient Rome, a special priest ordained to offer daily tributes to particular gods in the Roman pantheon.
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flamen Roman In ancient Rome, a special priest ordained to offer daily tributes to particular gods in the Roman pantheon. The flamens were responsible for organizing daily sacrifices to the gods, and were exempt from taxation and military duty. It was a peculiarity of Roman dictators and emperors that they accepted deification during their lifetimes, and so were allowed to have their own flamens who would honor them. Thus Mark Antony was a flamen, or priest, of Julius Caesar. The flamens are historical, rather than mythological people, but they carried on some of the traditions of ancient peoples, such as the ritual sacrifices to particular gods.
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