Tarquin and the Augur Attus Navius

Artist: Sebastiano Ricci
Artwork: Tarquin and the Augur Attus Navius
Description: This painting depicts the story of Tarquin and the augur Attus Navius. Tarquin was a king of Rome who was skeptical of the augurs, who were priests who interpreted the will of the gods by observing the flight of birds. One day, Tarquin asked Attus Navius to perform an augury to see if he would be successful in a war he was planning. Attus Navius performed the augury and told Tarquin that he would be victorious. Tarquin was skeptical, but he decided to go ahead with the war anyway. He was victorious, and he credited Attus Navius for his success.
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