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ARICINI , the ancient inhabitants of Aricia (q.v.), the form of the name ranking them with the Sidicini, Marrucini (q.v.), &c., as one of the communities belonging probably to the earlier or Volscian stratum of population on the west side of Italy, who were absorbed by the Sabine or Latin immigrants. Special
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long as he could defend himself from any stronger rival. This cult, which is unique in Italy, is picturesquely described in the opening chapter of J. G. Frazer's Golden Bough (2nd ed., 1900) where full references will be found. Of these references the most important are, perhaps, Strabo v. 3. 12; Ovid , Fasti
century A.D. It is a reasonable conjecture that this extraordinary relic of barbarism was characteristic of the earlier stratum of the population who presumably called themselves Arici.On the anthropological aspect of the cult, see also A. B. Cook, Class. Rev. svi., 1902, p. 365, where the whole evidence is very fully collected ; and Frazer's Studies in the Early History of Kingship (190 ), where he accepts Cook's criticism of his own earlier theory. (R. S. C.) End of Article: ARICINI If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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