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This page describes the practice. There is deliberately no automated reading for it — see the notes below.
Background
The Sibylline Books were oracular utterances in Greek hexameter verse which, by tradition, King Tarquinius Superbus bought from a sibyl. They were consulted at momentous crises through the Roman Republic and Empire.
How it works
The books were consulted at times of crisis and their verses interpreted for the state.
At a glance
- Also called
- Libri Sibyllini
- Traditions
- Ancient Roman
- Regions
- Ancient Mediterranean
- You need
- Nothing
- Price
- Free