Ancient Greeks visited oracles to get answers from the gods. People in China during the Shang dynasty used oracle bones for fortune-telling. Trying to learn the will of the gods through these methods is called divination. Why do you think ancient people were so concerned with divination? Explain your answer.
In the context of ancient Roman Culture and belief, divination was concerned with discovering the will of gods. Today, however, scholars no longer restrict the word to the root meaning.
