The bimillennium of Ovid’s Fasti (a calendar poem) was celebrated by scholars like Geraldine Herbert-Brown, who noted that while the exact date of the poem’s "anniversary" is debatable, the bimillennial volume served as a critical "timely" update to Ovidian studies. The "Bimillennium Vergilianum" (1930)
Earlier in the 20th century, the "Bimillennium Vergilianum" (the 2,000th anniversary of Virgil’s birth in 1930) set the precedent for these celebrations. bimillennium
These events often involved community features beyond lectures, such as "posture parodies" and musical solos, showing how classical anniversaries were used to engage the broader public in the early 20th century. Conclusion The bimillennium of Ovid’s Fasti (a calendar poem)
