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What was something Roman's did to ward off evil or bad omens?

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I think in Romen days, bad omens could be more actively dealt with, by countersigns or spoken formula. Before his campaign against Perseus of Macedon, the consul L Aemilius Paullus was said to have heard of the Death of Perseus, his daughter's puppy. He interpreted this as a favorable omen and defeated King Perseus at the Battle of Pydna (168 BC).

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