Fasti

Fasti is Ovid's Latin calendar poem, organized around Roman festivals, sacred observances and memorable dates. Its six surviving books cover the first six months of the year. The narrator asks about names, rituals and origins, sometimes presenting explanations through divine and human speakers. Mythological stories, civic traditions and references to Rome's ruling family share space within this inquiry. Written in elegiac couplets, the poem gives recurring dates a narrative depth, showing how public observance can preserve several overlapping accounts of a community's religious and historical inheritance.