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  • Crying Wolf: The Pope and the Lupercalia*

  • Neil McLynn
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Roman Studies / Volume 98 / November 2008
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    08 March 2010, pp. 161-175
    Print publication:
    November 2008

  • This article examines the Contra Andromachum, the open letter in which Gelasius of Rome (A.D. 492–496) condemned the continued involvement of members of the now Christian élite in the Lupercalia. It is suggested that the Pope's argument is less straightforward than has been supposed: the current status and recent history of the festival are left unclear, and the Pope's allegations about the motives of its sponsors are of dubious credibility. Of more significance is the public aspect of the festival, and in particular the opportunities it provided for those who organized it to advertise a connection with the heritage of Rome.