In this piece, the author explains the importance of the role played by the college of priests known as the viri sacris faciundis in opening the Roman religious system to external traditions, especially Greek-Eastern ones, noting that their number changed over time. Guardians of the Sibylline books, they were, like other priests of the Roman people gathered in a college, advisers to the authorities, who could call on their expertise through specific procedures.

I ‘II/X/XV viri sacris faciundis’ nella Roma antica

Lorenzo Franchini
2026-01-01

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In this piece, the author explains the importance of the role played by the college of priests known as the viri sacris faciundis in opening the Roman religious system to external traditions, especially Greek-Eastern ones, noting that their number changed over time. Guardians of the Sibylline books, they were, like other priests of the Roman people gathered in a college, advisers to the authorities, who could call on their expertise through specific procedures.
2026
Public priests - Sibylline Books - Foreign Cults - Greek Rite - Consultation
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