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Ovid's Fasti is a poetic work in which Ovid presents an account of the Roman calendar. Written in elegiac couplets, the poem describes the origins of festivals and explains the customs and stories associated with each day in the calendar, making it a fascinating and valuable work for students of classics and historians alike. This edition features a new translation by Thomas Keightley, as well as detailed annotations and a critical introduction. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.