The recent discovery of a Roman inscription in Cartagena has illuminated an obscured chapter of Hispania Citerior’s history, revealing the name of an unknown Roman governor and offering rare, tangible evidence of lot-casting rituals in the late Republic.While we're on the topic of Cartagena (see immediately preceding post), I may as well note this recent discovery there.[...]
I have posted a couple of photos of the Roman Forum atrium area and lots of context here. And I see from my photo archive that the inscribed vessel was on display in the Museum when I was in Cartagena in late September. Here are photos of it and its description plaque.
For more on (somewhat later) ancient sortilege, see the posts collected here.
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