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Mesopotamian extispicy in Greece (1)

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05 Scientific knowledge and scholarly lore



Keywords
extispicy
omens
Period
2nd century CE
Roman Empire
Channel
Helleno-Roman philosophers and scholars


Text
Arrian, Anabasis 7.18.1:
Peithagoras, one of those seers who prophesy from the flesh of victims … sent a similar letter to Apollodorus about Alexander advising him to beware lest any danger should at this time come upon him.


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Arrian, Anabasis 7.18.1

Simo Parpola


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