Question

haruspice, haruspex/ices When the haruspices pronounced that [Caesar's horse's] master would one day rule the world, Caesar carefully reared and was the first to ride the beast; nor would it allow anyone else to do so.

Accepted Answer

n. A diviner of ancient Rome (looking at animal entrails; same as extispicy). Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, Divus Julius, p. 29

Word	haruspice, haruspex/ices
Definition	n. A diviner of ancient Rome (looking at animal entrails; same as extispicy).
Sentence	When the haruspices pronounced that [Caesar's horse's] master would one day rule the world, Caesar carefully reared and was the first to ride the beast; nor would it allow anyone else to do so.
Source	Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, Divus Julius, p. 29

Haruspice Haruspex/Ices N Diviner Ancient Rome Animal Entrails