"Salvete, amicis!“ the young Roman maiden Cordula greets you and waves you over with a smile. „Long time no see! We met for the Ludi Vestimenti four years ago, do you remember?“ she explained, helping your memory along.
„I assume you're here for new contests and games. Yes, we ancient Romans are great when it comes to festivals!"
The young Roman woman invites you into the cool shadows of the patio to discuss the latest gossip and the festivities of the next days.
„April, we call it Aprilis here in the Roman Empire, is the month of all things fresh and new. The verb aperire which gave this month its name means "to open", in allusion to spring being the season when trees and flowers begin to open. We have many festivals and activities during this very month, starting with the Veneralia and ending with the Ludi Floralia at the end!“
Several games and entertainments are held during this festival:
1. Ludi scaenici Theatrical Tragedy or Comedy in the Amphitheatre
2. Ludi Florae Decoration of the Temple of Flora with flowers
3. Ludi Nocturni An elegant Roman dance where flowered garments are worn
4. Ludi Lepores Ceremonial release of fertile-considered hares and goats to the woods
5. Ludi Troiae Horse Races, Chariot Races and Horse Exercise Games in the Hippodrome
6. Ludi Gymnasiae Athletic Games in the Colosseum
When in Rome, do as the Romans do!
Design new HA's participating in one or several of the festivities listed above. You are allowed to participate in more than one of them which means you can win several times.
For each entry, please let us know which game or feast your HA is participating in, tell us the name of the character and give us a short description of their life.
You are allowed to use all site clothes and custom wear, you don't have to own them, and please add scenery.
The winners of each category choose a prize out of the listed ones below.
Contests ends at midnight of May 15th when the Mercuralia starts.
For your inspiration, I am going to link some text and picture sources for women and men clothing.
👥 Roman Clothing in ancient Rome:
In contrast to the Cerealia where white garments are common, colored or even multi-colored clothing is customary for the Floralia festivities.
🏆 Prizes: 🏆
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that's going to be fun!
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Ludi Florae actually Flavia is decorating a shrine in her garden to prepare a feast and welcome frineds into her home. This is her frist spring after the birth of her daughter, so she is very keen to get everything perfect t prove she is a good wife.
Ludi scaenici Valeria was cast as Klytaimnestra, pateintly awaiting the return of her husband (who she thought sacrified her only daughter - Antigone) Wonder why she looks so mean XD. Valeria is the daughter of a wealthy roman and can do things leisurely other can not.
Outfit Not Found 3Ludi Nocturni Dancing under the moon has always been Octavias favourte past time - so she enjoys the spring dance very much
by Beren Ludi Gymnasiae Victoria has been named to be winning and so she has been training every day for - what feels like forever - and now she will join in a swimming competition as the first female competetor ever.
Outfit Not Found Ludi Lepores Gentila braought her two eloved hares to the Ludi lepores and because she can not afford to free her only goat she created her own small wodden horse in the hope the great earthe other Hera will approve
Outfit Not Found Ludi Troiae After a long day of race trainig this little fellow now can rest and recover in the garden of Senator Marcus Virilius
"I am the character you are not supposed to like." Alan Rickman
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Oh! this sounds so fun! I'll see what I can do later. My English is not that good but I'll try to do my best :P
Note to self
1: Ludi Scaenici: Serena Considered a mysterious actress, the one who appears only on full moon nights, this daughter of the moon is always contemplated once a month in her mystical presentations representing the duality of the time. Outfit Not Found 2: Ludi Florae: Rosea Red-haired women who are knowledgeable about nature and its medicines have always been judged as witches, but for this young druid, what matters is not guesswork, but respect for all plants and flowers. Outfit Not Found 3: Ludi Nocturni: Muriel Flowers have always been the representation of femininity at any age, even for middle-aged women, the color blue has always been related to peace, order and harmony in contrast to the beauty of the rarest color found in nature. Outfit Not Found 4: Ludi Lepores: Myst Nymphs have always been part of every era and every mythology, according to some ancient cultures, they could transform into different beings and forms to attract or alert humans, they also said that you saw them as the spirit of an important animal for the era. Outfit Not Found 5: Ludi Troiae: Carmem Women were never seen well in the games, but that didn't stop them from dreaming and wishing one day they could compete on equal terms with men. This young lady is determined to prepare and together with her sorrel to reach her goal. Outfit Not Found 6: Ludi Gymnasiae: Adria Known as a goddess that players pray for and later represented by the name of ''Athena'', she is also a symbol of resistance and importance of female representation. In addition to her stunning beauty, her shield and sword reflect the hopeful light of the sun and the plasticity of the clouds on her body. by Malevolive
Ludi scaenici Lucius is taking part in theatrical tragedy. There are parts, when the actors also play and sing. He is good actor, so he can make people laugh and cry easily. He loves entertaining others and he enjoys festivals and other social events. He is going to enjoy the athletic games in the Colosseum after his play. He would also like to participate, but he is so busy with his plays. He has older sister named Agrippa. Contest - ancientby Cornflower
Ludi Florae Aelia is helping the decoration of the temple. She is wearing simple and practical clothes, so she can move easily around and she is not into fancy clothing. Her outfit is nothing special, so she can be without worries of dirt on her clothes, when she making flowers decoration. .Her parents work with flowers and plants, so worshiping Flora is important to her. She is taking care of public garden and also making parfumes as her job, so naturally Flora is her favourite goddess. She is shy and introverted, so she doesn't enjoy the social part of the festival. She love to decorate the temples, she also has there her best friend Lucretia. Contest - ancientby Cornflower
Ludi Nocturni Livia loves fancy social events and dancing, so she is so excited for this evening. She also enjoy goiod foods and drinks. She is dress in purple, which is considered fancy in Rome. She is going to hang up with Agrippa. She has a crush and she is hoping that she will meet and dance with her crush tonight. Contest -Romeby Cornflower
Ludi Lepores Lucretia is participate in realising hares in the wild. She has blessed water from temple, so she puts a few drops of this water on the hares and the people who realising them to give them luck. She also give them yellow flowers as a symbol of sun and prosperity (she has these flowersfrom Aelia's parents). She has white ceremonial clothes with gold, so anyone can spot her or other people from the temple easily. Yellow and white flowers are everywhere, because of the Floralia festival. Outfit Not Found
Ludi Troiae Agrippa is taking part in horse exercise games. Her brother and his friends are going to cheer for her. She loves to take care of horses. She dress in white, so she can match with her favourite one. She love sports, exercise and dancing, so she is looking forward to dancing in the evening. Contestby Cornflower
Ludi Gymnasiae Neptune is wearing indigo clothes - one of the popular color of ancient Rome. He is having a flower crown, because of the Floralia festival. He doesn't participate in the games, but he is important, because he and his workmates are working as the guards of the stadium during the games and solving conflicts. He hopes this games will be peaceful, so they can enjoy games without drama. He loves watching drama in theatre, because he is not involved in it. His friend Lucius always invite him for his plays. Contest - ancientby Cornflower
I'm working on entries for this right now. I do remember the Ludi Vestimenti, it was fun!
i'll come back to this later
Levia is an aspiring actress. she loves the audience and the audience loves her. today she's performing a comedy. make sure to watch.
Eliana is a noblewoman who cares about the people. today she went to the Temple of Flora with a bouquet of flowers to pray to the goddess for an abundant harvest this year.
Aurelia is a girl who loves flowers. She put together this flower garment and hopes to show it off to her friends at the dance.
Gaia is a young girl who took her bunny to the ceremony. it's time for them to part ways. she cried as she watched her friend leave her to join the other animals.
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Clelia has been racing all her life. she loves the thrill of the race. with her trusty steed by her side, she's sure she can win this year's competition.
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Regina is a lazy girl but her parents made her take up a sport. she's good at using a bow but she doesn't want to be here. she would rather be at home, eating fruits and taking long naps.
My entries ❤️
Ludi scaenici - Klaudia is getting ready to perform as one of the leads in the dramatic comedy Pylot, That Menace!
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Ludi Florae - Clelia is grateful for the opportunity to decorate the temple this year, and she chose her favorite flowers! Outfit Not Found
Ludi Nocturni - Augusta is ready to dance! She wanted to get out of her comfort zone of white and chose red with some tamer accent colors, she hopes she looks okay! Outfit Not Found
Ludi Lepores - Diana is ready to say goodbye for now to her rabbit friend as it's time - the two are sharing a nice moment (those are happy tears) before parting ways! Outfit Not Found
Ludi Troiae - Antonia is almost ready to race her horse Hapatia, one last practice and they're golden! :) Outfit Not Found
Ludi Gymnasiae - Cassia hopes to win with her trusty bow! Outfit Not Found
Since these are a lot of contests and I know the wardrobe is tricky sometimes, I am going to extend this contest until Masquerade starts. Have fun!

thank you so much for the extension. I want to enter but haven't found the time and this is a big help!
by kuzi Penelope - a young warrior who’d rather be at home kneading bread
Since I am waiting for some names and stories to be amended, you are very welcome to post entries today until all is added, even new ones. Have fun!

Closing this now, will sent out prizes on Monday.

Thank you so much for all your beautiful entries, here are all of them together!
All names and stories were added by you so every entry is valid. (Please forgive me not adding all the names in the pictures, they were taken when not all of the names were already posted).
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Winners of the Ludi Scaenici Contest 🏆 Lucius by
Second prizes go to Levia by and Penelope by
Winners of the Ludi Florae Contest 🏆 Amarillis by
A second prize is awarded to Serine by
Winners of the Ludi Nocturni Contest 🏆 Octavia by
A second prize will be send to Iris by
Winners of the Ludi Lepores Contest 🏆 Myst by
A second prize goes to Klaudia by
Winners of the Ludi Troiae Contest 🏆 Diana by
A second prize will fly over to Agrippa by
A third prize will fly over to the lovely stallion by
Winners of the Ludi Gymnasiae Contest 🏆 Felix by
A second prize will be awarded to Cassia by
First places, please post a list here of your fav 6 items in order of most liked to also liked, LOL. I hope we can share the prizes so everybody gets something nice.
Runner Ups, I am going to ping you when the first places have chosen.
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