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Bird-Omens (Ornithomancy)

The reading of divine signs from the appearance, direction, and behavior of birds, common to Greek seers and the foundation of Roman auspicy.

How it traveled

  1. Histories
    Thurii (Magna Graecia) · -425
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  2. Anabasis
    Athens · -354
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  3. Hellenica
    Athens · -354
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  4. Cyropaedia
    Athens · -354
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  5. Memorabilia
    Athens · -354
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  6. Geography
    Amaseia · 24
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  7. Quaestiones Romanae
    Chaeronea · 120
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  8. Description of Greece
    · 180
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Description of Greece · Pausanias

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Quaestiones Romanae · Plutarch

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Quaestiones Romanae · Plutarch

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Quaestiones Romanae · Plutarch

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Apology · Xenophon

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Description of Greece · Pausanias

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Description of Greece · Pausanias

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Description of Greece · Pausanias

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Description of Greece · Pausanias

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Quaestiones Romanae · Plutarch

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Quaestiones Romanae · Plutarch

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