Young nobles called Luperci, taking their name from the place of the wolf (lupa), ran from the Lupercal around the bounds of the Palatine in what is believed to have been a purification ritual.

• 因为母狼(lupa)所在的地方而被称为Luperci的年轻贵族们，从Lupercal沿著Palatine的边界飞奔，这被认为是一种净化的仪式。