Collegium of Augurs

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Roman religious institution
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:College_of_Augurs
gptkbp:authority declaring validity of public assemblies
interpreting auspices
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ancient_Rome
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:late_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:established gptkb:early_Roman_Kingdom
gptkbp:function interpretation of omens
advising magistrates
supervision of public religious rituals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Collegium of Augurs
gptkbp:meetingPlace Curia Augurum
gptkbp:members augurs
gptkbp:membership patricians
plebeians (after Lex Ogulnia, 300 BCE)
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Cicero
gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkbp:numberOfMembers originally 3
increased to 15 by Sulla
increased to 9 in 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Epulones
gptkb:Quindecimviri_sacris_faciundis
gptkb:Pontifical_College
gptkbp:rituals marking sacred boundaries (pomerium)
taking auspices (auspicia)
gptkbp:symbol lituus (curved staff)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Augurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7