What is "adventus"

The adventus was a ceremony in ancient Rome, in which an emperor was formally welcomed into a city either during a progress or after a military campaign, often (but not always) Rome. The term is also used to refer to artistic depictions (usually in relief sculpture, including coins) of such ceremonies. Its 'opposite' is the profectio.

For comparable ceremonies in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, sometimes employing consciously 'Roman' iconology, see Royal entry.

Adventus is the Latin word for arrival, and may mean

• The Latin word for the Christian season of Advent
• A Roman cognomen, held by
  • Quintus Antistius Adventus, governor of Britain
  • Marcus Oclatinus Adventus, head of the frumentarii
• Adventus Saxonum, the traditional date for the arrival of the Saxons in Britain in 449
• Adventus Interactive, an educational software package
• Adventus (ceremony), the ceremony of an emperor's formal arrival at a city (usually, but not always, Rome)
  • Adventus (art), the artistic convention of depicting this ceremony