Addressing the role which divination played in ancient Greek society, this volume deals with various forms of prophecy and how each was utilised and for what pu

Worlds Full of Signs compares Greek divination to divinatory practices in Neo-Assyrian Mesopotamia and Republican Rome. It argues that the character of Greek di

Neo-Assyrian and Greek Divination in War is about practices which enabled humans contact the divine. These relations, especially in difficult times of military

This book thoroughly revisits divination as a central phenomenon in the lives of ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. It collects studies from many periods in

Throughout history, divination has been an important tool for seeking guidance from the gods. Fortunately, several classical divination systems are available to