Galerus (headgear)

Flemings with Galerus ( Louvre , Paris)

Denarius Caesar, on the lapel priestly implements, on the right Galerus with apex .

In Roman antiquity, Galerus (also Galerum ) referred to a cap made of fur, especially the type worn by the priests in the Roman state cult, the Flamines and the Salii . These had the shape of a tight-fitting cap with a strap to be tied under the chin Cutouts for the ears. They were made from the hide of a sacrificial animal. This included a rod-like attachment, the apex , which ended in a button and was carved from olive wood . Sometimes the whole headdress was pars pro toto as Apex referred.

In addition, designated galerus a wig.

Albogalerus (from albus "white" and galerus ) is the cap of the Flamen Dialis , which was made from the white fur of a sacrifice for Jupiter . The Flemish Dialis was forbidden to leave the house without Galerus and Apex, or to put them in the open air. According to Valerius Maximus , a priest was expelled from the quorum because his cap fell off during the sacrifice.

The tutulus , also mentioned as headgear by priests, is likely to have had a rather conical shape, as it is compared to a meta ("cone" or "pyramid").

literature

• Paul Habel : Albogalerus . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Sp. 1329 f.
• Ernst Samter : Galerus. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VII, 1, Stuttgart 1910, Col. 601.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Servius Commentarius in Vergilii Aeneida 7,688
2. ↑ Sueton in Servius Commentarius in Vergilii Aeneida 2,683 (INTERPOL).
3. ^ Paulus Diaconus Epitoma Festi 10-12, sv Albogalerus
4. ↑ Aulus Gellius Noctes Atticae 10,15,32.
5. ↑ Aulus Gellius Noctes Atticae 10.15.17
6. ↑ Valerius Maximus facta et dicta memorabilia 1,1,4