So yeah, I’m 17 on the 17th hehe. What a day, final exams for a present! Anyway, a thought just occured to me. Did the Romans celebrate birthdays? And if they did, were there special ones they counted like the elevenses (sp?) in Britain, the Golden Birthday, and the Sweet 16?
random thought-my cat has lost her sense of depth perception and all things physical except my smell. 
You’ve got a cat-dog. 
Happy Birthday!
You’ve got a cat-dog.
you hit that right on the dot. on the Jennyanydot in fact. That’s her name, and she always says “moo, I’m a dog!” (long story)
and thanks 
Happy 17th! Oh to be 17 again.
I’m here to answer your question about birthdays and the ancients. I looked in The Oxford Classical Dictionary for the answer.
"Among the Greeks…the day of birth itself was marked by congratulatory visits from friends and relatives, but in Archaic and Classical periods there seems to have been no recurring monthly or annual celebrations of the day.
“The Romans, unlike the Greeks, marked only anniversaries and from earliest times annually celebrated their own birthdays and those of family members, friends, and patrons with gifts, offerings, prayers, vows, and banquets. Roman poets developed a specific type of poem for the occasion and may have inspired a similar type of Greek poetry in the Roman period.” (p244)
WB
Happy 17th Birthday!!!
Hope you had a great day!
a bit late I know… but I’ve been busy, final exams too (really final - as in no more school after that!)
Happy 17, Aurelia!
17 is the `prime’ year of life, indeed.
LOL! thanks
Didn’t the Romans have a celebration of a boy’s manhood at a certain age? I think I rememeber this from a discussion of a Catullus poem: togas were given to the newly-matured, correct?
To boys, at least. Girls were probably married off instead. 
yes, and I think they had to give up all of their childhood toys.