institution
Augurium Salutis
the augury of Safety
also: Salutis augurio, augury of Safety
An annual Roman augury inquiring whether it was permitted to pray for the safety of the state; Appius Claudius read its disturbance as foretelling a grim domestic war (De Divinatione 1.105).
Reading notes
- On Divination §1.105 the augury of Safety
The augurium salutis was an annual augury asking whether it was lawful to pray for the safety of the Roman state; it could be taken only in a year of complete peace. Its disturbance was read as foretelling civil war.