W. Warde (William Warde) Fowler

W. Warde (William Warde) Fowler
William Warde Fowler (1847–1921) was an English historian, ornithologist, and scholar of Roman religion. He is best known for his works on ancient Roman culture and religious practices, particularly in his book "The Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic" (1899), which remains an important resource on Roman religious festivals. Fowler was also an avid bird watcher, and he contributed significantly to ornithology with publications like "A Year with the Birds" (1886). His scholarly works reflect a deep interest in both classical studies and natural history.

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PREFACE Lord Gifford in founding his lectureship directed that the lectures should be public and popular, i.e. not restricted to members of a University. Accordingly in lecturing I endeavoured to make myself intelligible to a general audience by avoiding much technical discussion and controversial matter, and by keeping to the plan of describing in outline the development and decay of the religion of... more...

CHAPTER I TOPOGRAPHICAL The modern traveller of to-day arriving at Rome by rail drives to his hotel through the uninteresting streets of a modern town, and thence finds his way to the Forum and the Palatine, where his attention is speedily absorbed by excavations which he finds it difficult to understand. It is as likely as not that he may leave Rome without once finding an opportunity of surveying the... more...