Hodie est a.d. XVIII Kall Iul. 2776 AUC ~ 26 Thargelion in the second year of the 700th Olympiad
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Today on the Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar:
If it thunders today, it portends burning hot weather, but there will be an abundant harviest and a decent flow of river fish. Human bodies, however, will feel weak.
… adapted from the text and translation of:
Jean MacIntosh Turfa, The Etruscan Brontoscopic Calendar, in Nancy Thomson de Grummond and Erika Simon (eds.), The Religion of the Etruscans. University of Texas Press, 2006. (Kindle edition)
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