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Tacitus, The Histories, Volumes I and II

Note 382 — BOOK IV

W. Hamilton (William Hamilton) Fyfe translation

The 'holy water' must come from certain streams of special sanctity, such as the Tiber or its tributary, the Almo. The water would be sprinkled from the 'lucky' branches.

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