The fire of 83 BCE destroyed a significant portion of Rome's Sibylline Books, including one chapter never recovered or reconstituted. This article examines what the missing material may have contained, why it matters to the haruspical tradition, and what its loss tells us about the gaps in our theoretical record.
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Month: August 2020
I Was Raised by Haruspices: A Memoir
Not everyone finds their way to haruspicy through training or chance. For some, it was simply the household they grew up in. One practitioner reflects on what that upbringing gave them — and what they have had to unlearn.