War and religion: Lucian, the oracle of Alexander in Abonuteichos, and the military defeats of Sedatius Severianus against the Parthians, and Marcus Aurelius against Cuadi and Marcomanni

Taking as a start point the opuscule by Lucian of Samosata entitled <em>Alexander or The false Prophet, </em> we call attention on some autophone oracles sent by this controversial oracular shrine in Abonuteichos: with singular attention to oracle given to imperial legate Sedatius Severi...

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Main Author: Sabino PEREA YÉBENES
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2013-03-01
Series:Studia Historica: Historia Antigua
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Online Access:https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/0213-2052/article/view/9539