Seven Artifacts - National Etruscan Museum, Rome, Italy
Photography by Lee Rudnicki
The National Etruscan Museum is a museum of the Etruscan civilization, housed in the Villa Giulia in Rome, Italy. Prior to visiting this museum, I had no idea there was a thriving civilization in Italy before Ancient Rome. Since that wonderful first visit, I’ve been there 5 or 6 times, it is one of my favorite museums in the world.
Enjoy!
Il Museo Nazionale Etrusco è un museo della civiltà etrusca, ospitato nella Villa Giulia a Roma, in Italia. Prima di visitare questo museo, non avevo idea che esistesse una fiorente civiltà in Italia prima dell'antica Roma. Da quella meravigliosa prima visita, ci sono stato 5 o 6 volte, è uno dei miei musei preferiti al mondo. Godere!
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In the religion of ancient Rome, a haruspex was a person trained to practice a form of divination called haruspicy, the inspection of the entrails of sacrificed animals, especially the livers of sacrificed sheep and poultry.
Roman haruspicy was a form of communication with the gods. Rather than strictly predicting future events, this form of Roman divination allowed humans to discern the attitudes of the gods and react in a way that would maintain harmony between the human and divine worlds.
This device was used by a haruspex.
