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| − | In 83 B.C.E. Sulla marched on Rome and the temple of Juppiter O.M was burned and reportedly the | + | The prophesies of the brothers Marcius were added by the Senate to the Sibylline books circa 212 B.C.E. |
| − | After Sulla the Senate established a commission in 76 B.C.E. to gather prophesies for the new collection of Sibylline Books. The | + | |
| + | In 83 B.C.E. Sulla marched on Rome and the temple of Juppiter O.M was burned and reportedly the entirety of the original Sibylline books as well. <ref>Plutarch ''Sulla'' 2.7.6. Dion. Hal. 4.62.5-6.</ref> | ||
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| + | After Sulla the Senate established a commission in 76 B.C.E. to gather prophesies for the new collection of Sibylline Books. The commissioners went to the East but omitted Cumae, home of the Cumaean Sibyl. 1,000 lines came from Samos. | ||
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Takacs, "Vestal Virgins, Sibyls and Matrons" | Takacs, "Vestal Virgins, Sibyls and Matrons" | ||
[[Category:Religio Romana]] | [[Category:Religio Romana]] | ||
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Libri fatales
The prophesies of the brothers Marcius were added by the Senate to the Sibylline books circa 212 B.C.E.
In 83 B.C.E. Sulla marched on Rome and the temple of Juppiter O.M was burned and reportedly the entirety of the original Sibylline books as well. [1]
After Sulla the Senate established a commission in 76 B.C.E. to gather prophesies for the new collection of Sibylline Books. The commissioners went to the East but omitted Cumae, home of the Cumaean Sibyl. 1,000 lines came from Samos.
References
- ↑ Plutarch Sulla 2.7.6. Dion. Hal. 4.62.5-6.
Takacs, "Vestal Virgins, Sibyls and Matrons"
