… There are many different forms of divination based on observing the behavior of animals, but bird divination is the most famous. In ancient Rome, a special priesthood, the augures, was created for this purpose. It was initially run by just three members, including the king, but by the time of Caesar, this number had increased to 16. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "augures" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… 動物の所作を観察することに基づく占いもさまざまであるが,なかでも鳥占いはもっとも有名である。古代ローマでは,そのための特殊な神官組織アウグレスauguresがつくられている。当初は王を含むわずか3名のメンバーによって運営されたが,カエサルの時代に至っては16名に増加している。… ※「augures」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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