A complete dictionary of the Greek and Roman antiquities explaining the obscure places in classic authors and ancient historians relating to the religion, mythology, history, geography and chronology of the ancient Greeks and Romans, their ... rites and customs, laws, polity, arts and engines of war : also an account of their navigations, arts and sciences and the inventors of them : with the lives and opinions of their philosophers / compiled originally in French ... by Monsieur Danet ; made English, with the addition of very useful mapps.

CONSUALIA,

and Consuales Ludi. Feasts and Games instituted the tenth day of August, or of March, as Ovid says, in the third Book of his Fastorum, in honour of the God Con∣sus, or God of Counsel, (as 'tis interpreted by St Austin and Servius.) Romulus made use of him when he stole the Sabine Virgins, at the Games that were represented at Rome, where he had invited the Sabines. During this Feast the Horses and Asses were crown'd with Flowers, and rested, and a Mule was sacri∣ficed to this God. After this sacrifice they represented the Games call'd Consuales, after∣wards named Romani and Circenses; according to the report of Asconius Paedianus, in his Com∣mentary on the first Verina. Ad id tempus Cir∣censi spectaculo contenta erat civitas nostra, quod primus Romulus raptis Virginibus Sabinis Consualium nomine celebravit. Vid. again this word, be∣fore the word Consul.