Today Aug 27 our Fun Friends in the #RomanEmpire would have been getting down with #Volturnalia! The Festival was dedicated to #Volturnus, ‘God of the #waters,’ god of #fountains.

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🪷 Have a swim party today: August 27th is the #Volturnalia feast of #Volturnus, Roman god of rivers, fountains, pools. Dive in: the water's great! BUT: Beware of flashfloods, undercurrents undertow. Respect but never EVER under-estimate #Volturno! 🪷

🪷 Have a swim party: August 27th is the #Volturnalia feast of #Volturnus, Roman god of rivers, fountains, pools. Dive in: the water's great! French historical #comicbooks #toons #Alix & #Enak frolic in the #Edessa Falls in Greece. Note the #Antinous #Farnese statue on balustrade!🪷