Sibylline Books
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The Sibylline Books were a collection of oracular utterances, set out in Greek hexameter verses, that, according to tradition, were purchased from a sibyl by the last King of Rome, Lucius Tarquinius S
Michelangelo's rendering of the Erythraean Sibyl
Tarquin the Proud receives the Sibylline Books (1912 illustration)
Relief of Marcus Aurelius sacrificing at the fourth temple of Jupiter
16th-century illustration of the Cumaean Sibyl (Amalthea) burning some of the Sibylline books while Tarquin (confused with Lucius Tarquinius Priscus) watches.
Battle of Cannae
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The Battle of Cannae was a key engagement of the Second Punic War between the Roman Republic and Carthage, fought on 2 August 216 BC near the ancient village of Cannae in Apulia, southeast Italy. The
Sibylline Books
…240/238 BC: The Ludi Florales, or "Flower Games", were instituted after consulting the books. 216 BC: When Hannibal annihilated the Roman Legions at Cannae, the books were consulted, and on their recommendation, two Gauls and two Greeks were buried alive in the city's marketplace. 205–204 BC: During the…
A modern monument near the site of the Battle of Cannae
A modern interpretation of a slinger from the Balearic Islands, famous for the skill of their slingers
Philip V of Macedon pledged his support to Hannibal following the Carthaginian victory.