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decemviri sacris faciundis
the decemvirs
also: decemviros, decemvirs
The board of ten in charge of the Sibylline Books, whom the Senate repeatedly ordered to consult the books at times of prodigy (De Divinatione 1.4, 1.97).
Reading notes
- On Divination §1.97 ordered the decemvirs to consult the books
The decemviri sacris faciundis were the priestly board that guarded and consulted the Sibylline Books on the Senate's instruction when prodigies were reported.
Mentioned in 7 works (57 mentions)
Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book IV
For Aulus Caecina
On the Agrarian Law, First Speech
On the Agrarian Law, Second Speech
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