Prohibition of the Bacchanalia in Rome

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.1.2: Ancient Roman Writing and Culture (Republic and Empire), -750-476.
Vol. editors: William John Dominik (University of Otago), Giacomo Fedeli (University of Exeter), Thomas Habinek (University of Southern California), Emily Kneebone (University of Nottingham), Elodie Paillard (University of Sydney), Sophia Papaioannou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Jula Wildberger (American University of Paris)

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Religion and Spirituality (any)

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Date of occurrence -186

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Ancient Rome (Republic & Empire) (Location)

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The Bacchanalia were an ancient Greek cult of Dionysus widespread across Italy. The Roman senate issued a decree against it, probably for political rather than religious reasons.

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