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date: 16 June 2025

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  • Herbert Jennings Rose
  •  and John North

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Aedituus (older form, aeditumnus), the keeper or sacristan of a consecrated building in Rome (aedes sacra). The word was applied to a wide range of officials, including both men of high rank charged with control of the building and those who carried out the lowly tasks of cleaning etc.

Subjects

  • Roman Myth and Religion

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