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Prodigies in Republican Rome. The Absence of God

Miguel Requena Jiménez

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History060103 classics060102 archaeology0601 history and archaeology06 humanities and the artsClassics

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SummaryAs opposed to the traditional view of theprodigiumas a part of a divination that augurs divine wrath, in this article we regard episodes of prodigies as ancient societies’ expression of their connection with their gods. Prodigious episodes are the evidence of divine presence or absence within a community.

https://doi.org/10.1515/klio-2018-0104