Quindecimviri sacris faciundis
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The Quindecimviri sacris faciundis were a prominent college of fifteen Roman priests responsible for overseeing sacred rites and especially for guarding and interpreting the Sibylline Books.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman priestly college
ⓘ
religious institution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
quindecemviri sacris faciundis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
quindecimviral college NERFINISHED ⓘ quindecimviri sacris faciundis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Capitoline Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver | Sibylline oracles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman priests
ⓘ
Ancient Roman religion ⓘ Roman collegia ⓘ |
| consultedBy |
Roman Senate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman magistrates ⓘ |
| country | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duty |
consultation of the Sibylline Books in times of crisis
ⓘ
custody of the Sibylline Books ⓘ interpretation of the Sibylline Books ⓘ oversight of sacred rites ⓘ |
| era |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Cicero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dionysius of Halicarnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ Livy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman religious policy
ⓘ
state responses to omens ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public priesthood ⓘ |
| memberOf | Roman priestly colleges ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 15 ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman state religion ⓘ |
| power |
authorization of new cult practices
ⓘ
recommendation of expiatory rites ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Decemviri sacris faciundis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duumviri sacris faciundis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Roman prodigy-handling system
ⓘ
Sibylline Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman religion ⓘ |
| roleIn |
introduction of foreign cults to Rome
ⓘ
regulation of new religious rites ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | magistrate election ⓘ |
| socialStatusRequirement | senatorial rank ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
prodigies and portents
ⓘ
religious crises ⓘ state cult ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | life tenure ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.