Driediger Murphy has written a clear and powerful treatise. In its careful and systematic treatment of the evidence, it mounts a daunting case for an alternative reading of Roman augury...tis book is a mission statement for a different approach to Roman religion.
Lindsay G. Driediger-Murphy is an Assistant Professor in Latin and Roman Social/Religious History at the University of Calgary, Canada. After completing a DPhil in Ancient History at the University of Oxford in 2011 she became a Stipendiary College Lecturer at Oriel and Jesus Colleges, Oxford, before moving back to Canada to take up her current post. Her research and teaching focus on the religious history of the ancient world.