This content explores the historical significance of a sacred library and the dramatic story of the Roman adoption of the goddess Cybele, highlighting how ancient prophecies and religious practices influenced critical moments in history.
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down the centuries a few fragments of
the sacred prophecies were preserved and
i'm told you can find some of them in here
this library holds 180 000 books and
scrolls covering 2 000 years of human history
history [Music]
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all sorts of treasures are hidden in
i want to consult the words of the sybil
just as the romans did when hannibal was
at their gates [Music]
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one of the premier officials in the city
came desperate to find an answer to
the oracles were written in greek
hexameter verse so he needed two
translators to help him but eventually
he found what he was looking for
should a foreign enemy ever invade italy
he could be defeated and driven out if
kibele idayan mother of the gods was
brought to rome
so it seemed that in her hour of need
the all-protecting mother of the gods
with the god's stamp of approval rome
immediately arranged for the sacred icon
of kibbele to be sent from her home in phrygia
on april the 12th 204 bc a delegation of
the highest ranking and most virtuous
men and women in rome came to the port
of austria to greet the goddess
amidst huge jubilations her vote was
towed up this river the tiber and then
her icon was triumphantly and tenderly
carried into the city
the romans believed kibele's arrival
changed the course of the war and history
history
a grateful city embraced the potent
goddess they called the magna martare
the great mother
and each april the romans led by the
goddesses priests the galli
honoured her in a great annual festival
but in the middle of the celebrations
came an aspect of the festival that was
shocking to the romans and it's still
pretty hard for us to stomach the young
priests would whip themselves into a
frenzy and then just as the sun was
setting they would make the ultimate
sacrifice to the great mother
taking a knife or a sharp stone or a
piece of pottery shirt they would
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