▁Tro jan ▁War . ▁ ▁Lu per cal ia ▁was ▁celebrated ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁Italy ▁and ▁Ga ul ; ▁Lu per ci ▁are ▁att ested ▁by ▁ins cri ptions ▁at ▁Vel it ra e , ▁Pra en este , ▁Nem aus us ▁( mod ern ▁N î mes ) ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁The ▁ancient ▁cult ▁of ▁the ▁Hir pi ▁Sor ani ▁(" wol ves ▁of ▁Sor anus ", ▁from ▁Sab ine ▁h ir pus ▁" w olf "), ▁who ▁pract iced ▁at ▁M t . ▁Sor act e , ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Rome , ▁had ▁elements ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁the ▁Roman ▁Lu per cal ia . ▁ ▁Descri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁Lu per cal ia ▁festival ▁of ▁ 4 4 ▁BC ▁att est ▁to ▁its ▁continu ity ; ▁Julius ▁Ca esar ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁back drop ▁for ▁his ▁( poss ibly ▁st aged ) ▁public ▁ref us al ▁of ▁a ▁golden ▁crown ▁offered ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁Mark ▁Anton y . ▁The ▁Lu per cal ▁cave ▁was ▁restored ▁or ▁re built ▁by ▁August us , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁spec ulated ▁to ▁be ▁identical ▁with ▁a ▁gro tto ▁discovered ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ ▁below ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁August us ' ▁residence ; ▁according ▁to ▁scholar ly ▁cons ensus , ▁the ▁gro tto ▁is ▁a ▁n ym pha e um , ▁not ▁the ▁Lu per cal . ▁The ▁Lu per cal ia ▁festival ▁is ▁marked ▁on ▁a ▁calendar ▁of ▁ 3 5 4 ▁alongside ▁traditional ▁and ▁Christian ▁festiv als . ▁Despite