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Abstract. Whether the result of internal revolution or external factors, in the late sixth century BC Rome underwent regime change. A king, or at least a sole ruler of some sort, was replaced by a governmental system in which power was distributed amongst a wider aristocratic group.
1 Definition. 2 Nature and Function of Auspicium. 3 Origins. 4 Types of Augury Signs. 5 Manner of taking the auspices. 5.1 Auspicia Impetrativa. 5.2 Auspicia Oblativa. 6 The power to take the auspices. 7 Disregarding Auspicia. 8 Notes. 9 Additional References. 10 See Also. Definition.
IMPERIUMROMANUM: EMPIRE AND THE LANGUAGE OF POWER*. The vocabulary of empire, as it has developed in European contexts since the period of the Roman empire, reveals clearly enough the significance of the inheritance of Rome for the regimes which have followed it. From Charlemagne to the Tsars, from British imperialism to.
Augury. Augury was a Greco - Roman religion practice of observing the behavior of birds, to receive omens. When the individual, known as the augur, read these signs, it was referred to as "taking the auspices". "Auspices" ( Latin auspicium) means "looking at birds".
augur, in ancient Rome, one of the members of a religious college whose duty it was to observe and interpret the signs ( auspices) of approval or disapproval sent by the gods in reference to any proposed undertaking.
Maxima auspicia. In ancient Roman religion and law, the auspicia maxima (also maxima auspicia) were the "greatest auspices," conferred on senior magistrates who held imperium: " auspicium and imperium were the twin pillars of the magistrate's power" ( potestas ).
When there was no patrician official, the auspices passed into the hands of all patricians (auspicia ad patres redeunt).This was the case during the monarchy, when, after the king’s death, the patricians elected an interim ruler (interrex) and granted him the right to exercise auspices.In this way, he could mediate between the gods and the state in choosing a new king.
