Vojenstvo a náboženské rituály v antickom Grécku. I. časť

Militarism and Religious Rituals in Ancient Greece. Part I.

Autor: NOVÁKOVÁ Lucia – ROHÁČ Peter

NOVÁKOVÁ, Lucia – ROHÁČ, Peter: Vojenstvo a náboženské rituály v antickom Grécku. I. časť

NOVÁKOVÁ, Lucia – ROHÁČ, Peter: Militarism and Religious Rituals in Ancient Greece. Part I.

Vojenská história, 22, 3, 2018, pp. 8-38.

The fi rst part of the study deals with the analysis of the sacrifi cial rituals and their impact on the militarism of Ancient Greece. The oracles, as the part of the army, together with captains, determined the strategy before the important decisions to align them with the “will of the gods” based on the oracles’ signs. These included not only situations during the military campaigns themselves but also ahead of them. In this case, the oracles played a signifi cant role, in particular the one in Delphi. However, the sacrifi ces were also important during crossing borders or rivers, along with the signifi cant role of atmospheric phenomena such as the Solar or Moon eclipse.

Keywords: Military History. Ancient Greece. Atmospheric Signs, Delphi, Sacrifi ce, Oracles, Militarism

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69809/vojhist.2018.22.3.1

Ročník: 22 | Číslo: 3/2018 | Stránky: 8-38