CLST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Scipio (Cognomen), Lapis Satricanus, Omen
10 Jan 2017
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Clst 103 lecture 2 jan 10th. 47: then caring with great care and desiring to rule they give their attention to auspices and augury. Remus takes his place on the hill and alone watches for a favourable bird. But handsome romulus watches from the heights of the. Their contest was whether to name the city roma or remora. All [the people] were in suspense as to who would be their leaders. Straightway the bright light came forth, struck by the rays [of the sun], and at the same time high up a bird flew on the left, by far the most beautiful bird of augury. At the same time the golden sun rose, and thrice four sacred bodies of birds flew from the heavens and settled in the lucky places of good omen. Romulus saw that the throne and land of the kingdom had been given to him as his own by augury.
