10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARUSPICES»
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haruspices in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
haruspices and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cicero "haruspex": Political Prognostication and the Viscera ...
From the second century onwards haruspices appear to have enjoyed increasing
popularity, probably as a consequence of also fulfilling a mantic function, apart
from their traditional role as interpreters of prodigies.14 We may accept the ...
2
The Power of Sacrifice: Roman and Christian Discourses in ...
Clodius about the events that occurred in 56 bce.14 A strange noise was heard
outside Rome that year and when asked by the Senate to investigate, the
Etruscan haruspices declared it to be a prodigy—an omen of divine anger from
the gods.
3
Divination, Prediction and the End of the Roman Republic
however, is that the Roman elite, while recognising the importance of the
haruspices and their doctrine, decided to regulate their activities and to interfere
in a very significant respect, namely the process through which the discipline was
taught ...
Federico Santangelo, 2013
4
Religions of Rome: Volume 1, A History
In the arguments that followed Clodius and Cicero offered their own quite
different interpretations of what the haruspices had actually meant, item by item.
Clodius, for example, claimed (rather convincingly, we are tempted to suggest ...
Mary Beard, John North, S. R. F. Price, 1998
5
A Companion to Roman Religion
9.12.6). Marius (Sall. Bellum Iugurthium 63.1; Plut. Marius 8.8), Sulla (e.g. Cic.
Div. 1.72; Plut. Sulla 9.6), and later the notorious Verres (Cic. In Verrem 2.3.28)
had each a haruspex of his own. The haruspices' duties were to protect their
patrons ...
6
Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire
urn, Neptune, Tellus, and the heavenly gods" (Cicero Concerning the Responses
of the Haruspices 20). The report of the prodigy is followed by a number of
remarks on just what was wrong with Rome (including "games carelessly
celebrated ...
David Stone Potter, D. J. Mattingly, 1999
7
A commentary on Cicero's oration De haruspicum responso
Later, men like Sulla and Caesar apparently had private haruspices in constant
attendance, while some haruspices must have functioned in both private and
public capacity (Dessau 4959). Oflicial consultation took place only by express
order ...
8
Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook
7.4 The haruspices The haruspices were a group of specialist diviners from
Etruria. They were never recognized as Roman priests in the full sense; but they
played an important role in the religious life of Rome. See further: Vol. 1, 19-20,
101-2 ...
Mary Beard, John North, S. R. F. Price, 1998
9
Worlds Full of Signs: Ancient Greek Divination in Context
action, mainly by using birds, but also by keeping track of thunder and lightning—
expressing the favour or disfavour of the supernatural.71 Prodigies could be
remedied by gaining advice from the Etruscan haruspices or by consulting the ...
10
Power and Knowledge: Astrology, Physiognomics, and Medicine ...
The evidence cited in Bouche-Leclercq ( 1 896) and Weinstock ( 1 95 1 )
suggests that it was the haruspices who were modernizing their art with
astrological additions. But haruspices did not entirely give way to astrologers.
Sulla, seemingly ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARUSPICES»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
haruspices is used in the context of the following news items.
New exhibition to open at the Serpentine
"From my interest in computer games I learned of the ancient order of the Haruspices who would search for the will of the Gods in the entrails of ... «Northern Star, Jun 15»
Six poems by India's most reclusive English poet
With the haruspices' Vision of time: Grey water running free. Straight to tomorrow's sea. Faith that I cannot keep. Go, and keep mine. Dirge «Scroll.in, Apr 15»
Le Pen and Le Pen: Enough, Already!
As for the much-discussed "software" of the National Front, the "party DNA" that is scrutinized by commentators in the manner of haruspices ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
Cattle Hides Replace Entrails as Dark Omens of Economy
(Bloomberg) -- Two thousand years ago, the haruspices of ancient Rome peered at animal entrails to divine the future. Today's seers have ... «Bloomberg, Feb 15»
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MOJO SAYS: Camberwell's pyretic prog-punk haruspices conceptualise nuclear destruction in Brixton meat fridge. 43. The Osmonds The Plan ... «MOJO, May 14»
Actor-Director Delves Into Darkness
... "Child of God," a 1973 novel by Cormac McCarthy, is not so much the ornate language (Mr. McCarthy throws around words like "haruspices"). «Wall Street Journal, Oct 13»
Literary Giant Obsessed by Movies
He's known for his dense, borderline Biblical prose, which is peppered with words like "haruspices," "paraclete" and "pinchbeck," and his poetic ... «Wall Street Journal, Oct 13»
Fight the farmers market backlash!
Tsukiji doesn't quite “explain the world,” as the cliché goes, but like ancient haruspices, we can read signs in its harvest. Its defining qualities ... «Salon, Aug 13»
Four Takeaways from Liberia's 1-0 loss to Uganda
The World Cup Qualifiers are about results, and no fan of Liberian football will be happy with the 1-0 loss to Uganda. But the haruspices will always ruminate ... «Liberiansoccer.com, Jun 13»
The Final Four According to Cannabis Research
... the impression of mystical haruspices with their predictions. This year we need a new way to determine final four picks. This is your chance to ... «Freedomisgreen, Mar 13»
