Roman Historian Tacitus records a night when a military mutiny was stopped by the mere occurrence of clouds passing over the moon's light. Let's read about it.
Thank you for the comment Fabian! I find their beliefs to be incredibly interesting. It’s amazing to me that the historian providing this story calls it a mere superstition among the soldiers. The history and its writer reveal an acute dynamic of the classical views on the supernatural.
Fantastic insight into premodern (classical) belief!
Thank you for the comment Fabian! I find their beliefs to be incredibly interesting. It’s amazing to me that the historian providing this story calls it a mere superstition among the soldiers. The history and its writer reveal an acute dynamic of the classical views on the supernatural.
Well put and certainly among the most striking things about this. Great post.