auguraculum
Sign in to saveThe auguraculum (: auguracula) was a roofless temple oriented to the cardinal points, in which the priests of ancient Rome practiced augury and ornithomancy. The priest observer was positioned at the center of the temple, in a tent or a hut, and watched portions of the sky from which came the birds, which were marked out by stones placed along the perimeter of the temple. From this observation, the priest was believed to be able to predict the future.
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- Subclass of
- Roman temple
- Named after
- augur
- Image
- Campitelli - Campidoglio tempio di Giunone Moneta 1010826.JPG
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- time period
- classical antiquity
- different from
- oscillation
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Article · Italiano
L'auguraculum (plurale: auguracula) o "recinto augurale", era un tempio senza tetto orientato secondo i punti cardinali e consacrato, all'interno del quale i sacerdoti dell'antica Roma fornivano i pubblici àuguri praticando l'ornitomanzia, osservando cioè il volo degli uccelli.
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