ABSTRACT
The details of the second night, evident on the inscription's remaining fragments, mostly describe the rituals taking place after the sacrifices. They were apparently conducted in a similar manner to those of the previous night: theatrical games were held in a theatre without seats, the Ludi Latini took place in a wooden theatre, and the sellisternium was performed by matrons in honour of Juno and Diana. According to the inscription, the main deity of the second day was Juno Regina. The goddess received the sacrifice of two white cows from the emperor. The prayer to Juno in the inscription begins with a passage in which the emperor and the empress, and the matrons taking part in the prayer and the senior Vestal Virgins, are associated. The second day of the festival was perhaps the most crucial moment of the celebration, when the Vestals and the matronae purified the community and thus ended the old saeculum.
