Augur

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Nine augures were high priests assisting magistrates in taking the auspices advising the Senate and the magistrates on various aspects of divination, not the least of which was the proper handling of prodigies and portents. They also created templa, or sacred spaces.

Origins and historical development

Functions

References

See also

• Augures in Nova Roma