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Month: April 2023

The Haruspex of Londinium: Unearthed Accounts

A scroll fragment in the British Museum's Romano-British collection documents the work of a civic haruspex in Roman Londinium, describing methods, preparatory practice, and professional standing. The find offers genuine continuity with contemporary haruspical work, and a useful reminder that the discipline's current challenges with public perception are a historical interruption rather than an inherent condition.