by Lucia Horatia Adamas » Sat Jun 24, 2017 9:11 pm
L. Horatia Adamas P. Sextio Laevo omnibusque S.P.D.
'Macrob.' is almost certainly Macrobius / Macrobios, IV. cent. Anno Domini. His work is called the Saturnalia.
'Paul.Diac.' is likely 'Paulus Diaconus,' author of Epitoma Festi, VIII cent. Anno Domini. There are three authors listed in the OLD whose name begins with 'Paul.' but this is the only one with 'diaconus' ('deacon') added. The most familiar of the three is L. Aemilius Paulus, cos. bis, 182 and 168 BCE, but he does not seem to be the author of the work in question.
IIRC, the Romans had separate deities for breech births and more normal ones, as well as for many other aspects of birth, so it might be prudent to look into other elements of these matters.
'Lustrum' (sense two)* is a ritual performed by a censor every five years after the conclusion of the census, and may be extended to any five-year period, to a festival recurring every fourth or fifth year, or to the orbital period of a celestial body. 'Lustratio' is 'ritual cleansing,' and 'lustricus dies' was the day when a neonate was purified and given a name. 'Lustror' means 'to haunt brothels,' but 'lustro' (verb; the noun means 'one who visits brothels') is used of sightseeing as well as ceremonial purifications, and several other activities.
*sense 1 of 'lustrum' in the OLD is 'a muddy place, morass; the haunts of wild beasts; place of debauchery.'
Vale, et valete.