Sep 21, 2025 · A haruspex (plural: haruspices) is a religious official in ancient Rome who practiced divination by inspecting the entrails of sacrificed animals, primarily to interpret the …

A haruspex[a] was a person trained to practise divination by the inspection of the entrails [b] of sacrificed animals, especially the livers of sacrificed sheep and poultry, a practice called …

Nov 10, 2024 · A haruspex, in ancient Roman religion, was a priest or diviner who specialized in the practice of haruspicy, which involved interpreting the entrails of sacrificed animals, …

In ancient times the haruspex (diviner) interpreted the divine will by inspecting the entrails of a sacrificial animal. First the animal was ritually slaughtered.

Haruspex was formed in Latin by the combination of "haru-" (which is akin to "chordē," the Greek word for "gut") and "-spex" (from the verb specere, meaning "to look"). Appropriately, …

Haruspicy is the inspection of the entrails of sacrificed animals, especially the livers of sacrificed sheep and poultry. The rites were paralleled by other rites of divination such as the …

Ancient system of divination using the entrails of animals. One method was to sacrifice animals to the gods, then inspect the intestines, spleen, kidneys, lungs, gall bladder, and liver. The …

haruspex: A priest in ancient Rome who practiced divination by the inspection of the entrails of animals.

Feb 21, 2023 · Haruspices began to appear in Rome during the Punic Wars (mid-3rd century BCE). Haruspices gave advice to both the state and individuals. The primary task of the …

Haruspices were still active at the time of the Theodosian Code (5th century ad) and John Lydus (6th century ad).