The ancient Roman believed in spells, witches and curses.
To modern people, the ancient Romans seem deeply superstitious. Stories abound of their peculiar beliefs, and some have echoes in the traditions of today. Shakespeare's famous warning by a soothsayer to Julius Caesar of his assassination —"Beware the ides of March" — is still quoted by people today, even if they only vaguely know what the ides were.
Ken Dark, an emeritus professor of archaeology and history at Reading University in the United Kingdom, cautioned that not everyone in ancient Rome may have believed in the displeasure of the penates or other gods, but they practiced such traditions anyway out of a sense of propriety. In particular, magistrates of the city — the officers elected for a year for various tasks, including the consuls who held the highest posts in the Roman Republic — were required to consult what were called the city auspices whenever they crossed the pomerium. This was a small ceremony by a priest, supposedly foretelling good or bad luck, which according to the superstition could be fatal to neglect. The Roman politician and author Cicero relates that in 163 B.C.
4. HaruspicyIf ancient Romans really wanted to know what was going to happen, they might turn to haruspicy — the divination of the future by examining the entrails of animals — which was considered much more accurate than augury. The ancient Romans attributed haruspicy to the Etruscans, who had lived in northwestern Italy for many centuries and had a profound influence on Roman culture. in 2021.
6. The left handOne peculiar Roman superstition was a belief that the left-hand side was evil, while the right-hand side represented good. That's shown by the modern English word"sinister," meaning something gives an impression of evil, which comes from the Latin word"sinister," meaning"on the left side."
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