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GCSE Classics · key term
A mythical period of prosperity and harmony under Saturn, remembered as a time before the divisions of ordinary society.
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Paper 1
Revise: RomeSaturn was believed to have ruled during the Golden Age, a mythical time of prosperity, harmony and equality. Saturnalia recalled that ideal by temporarily relaxing ordinary rules and distinctions. Its merrymaking was therefore connected to the god being honoured, rather than being separate from worship.
Explain how a ritual suited its purpose: the Lupercalia’s leather strips were believed to convey fertility, while Saturnalia’s role-reversals recalled Saturn’s Golden Age.
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