- published: 20 May 2015
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The augur was a priest and official in the classical world, especially ancient Rome and Etruria. His main role was to interpret the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds: whether they are flying in groups/alone, what noises they make as they fly, direction of flight and what kind of birds they are. This was known as "taking the auspices." The ceremony and function of the augur was central to any major undertaking in Roman society—public or private—including matters of war, commerce, and religion.
The Roman historian Livy stresses the importance of the augurs: "Who does not know that this city was founded only after taking the auspices, that everything in war and in peace, at home and abroad, was done only after taking the auspices?"
The derivation of the word augur is uncertain; ancient authors believed that it contained the words avi and gero—Latin for "directing the birds"—but historical-linguistic evidence points instead to the root aug-, "to increase, to prosper."
The story is illustrative of the role of the augur: he does not predict what course of action should be taken, but through his augury he finds signs on whether or not a course already decided upon meets with divine sanction and should proceed.
Actors: Eugeniusz Priwieziencew (actor), Jerzy Nowak (actor), David Seffer (actor), Jerzy Trela (actor), Danuta Stenka (actress), Enis Rotthoff (miscellaneous crew), Boguslaw Linda (actor), Franciszek Pieczka (actor), Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (composer), Marian Glinka (actor), James Ordonez (producer), Pawel Delag (actor), Jerzy Kawalerowicz (director), Jerzy Kawalerowicz (writer), Mieczyslaw Hryniewicz (actor),
Plot: Marcus Vinicius meets Lygia in Rome and falls in love. But she is Christian and doesn't want anything to do with him. Marcus decides to kidnap her but Ursus, her bodyguard, catches Marcus. After that, Lygia falls in love, but Marcus must go to meet Nero. After the meeting somebody told Marcus that Nero burnt Rome. Marcus decides to go back to Rome and find Lygia.
Keywords: based-on-novel, crucifixion, punctuation-in-title, question-in-title