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Pliny, Natural History, LCL 418: Pliny VIII, Books 28-32
Translated by W. H. S. Jones

Number of quotes: 4


Book ID: 358 Page: 11

Section: 4B

…King Tullus Hostilius used the same sacrificial ritual as Numa, which he found in Numa’s books, in an attempt to draw Jupiter down from the sky, and was struck by lightning because he made certain mistakes in the ceremony….

Quote ID: 9115

Time Periods: 0


Book ID: 358 Page: 13/15

Section: 2A4

evocatio

Verrius Flaccus{c} cites trustworthy authorities to show that it was the custom, at the very beginning of a siege, for the Roman priests to call forth the divinity under whose protection the besieged town was, and to promise him the same or even more splendid worship among the Roman people. Down to the present day this ritual has remained part of the doctrine of the Pontiffs….

Quote ID: 8798

Time Periods: 01


Book ID: 358 Page: 17

Section: 1B

Why do we meet the evil eye by a special attitude of prayer, some invoking the Greek Nemesis, for which purpose there is at Rome an image of the goddess on the Capitol, although she has no Latin name?

Quote ID: 8152

Time Periods: 0


Book ID: 358 Page: 21

Section: 1B

These customs were established by those of old, who believed that gods are present on all occasions and at all times….

Quote ID: 8153

Time Periods: 01



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