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The Senatusconsultum de Bacchanalibus, or Senate Decree concerning the Bacchanalia, was a decree issued by the Roman Senate in 186 BCE. It prohibited the celebration of Bacchanalia, festivals honoring Bacchus (the god of wine), throughout Italy.12

Initially, these festivals were held in secret and were primarily attended by women. However, they eventually opened to men and became more frequent. Reports of these celebrations being orgiastic led to the Senate's decree, though Bacchanalia continued in southern Italy. A copy of this decree, inscribed on a bronze tablet, survives and is a significant historical document.13

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