Roman Empire
Rome's Sacred Chickens Had Been Wrong for Fifty Years
A Roman census clerk noticed something in 46 AD that would terrify the empire: the sacred chickens had been giving wrong answers for decades.
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Download on the App StoreRoman EmpireAncient RomeReligious PracticeMilitary HistoryBureaucracyOracle SystemsImperial AdministrationSacred RitualsMarcus Aemilius ScaurusEmperor Claudius1st CenturyCampus Martius
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