Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Saturnalia (again!) Did the Romans invent Christmas?

It's that time of the year again. Is the "Christian" festival of Christmas really just a re-boot of the pagan Roman festival of Saturnalia or Sol Invicta, both on or around 25 December? See my article on Saturnalia from History Today (2009).
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