Sibyls and Sibylline Prophecy in Classical Antiquity

In antiquity a considerable number of books of prophecies went under the general title of "Sibylline Oracles". One of the characteristics of Sibyls was that they composed discursive verses for distribution to the world at large.1. The Characteristics of Sibylline Oracles2. The Ancient Scholarly Sources for the Identity of Sibyls3. Archaic Sibyls of Eastern Greece4. Cumae5. The Sibyl in the Classical Period6. The Sibyl in the Hellinistic Period7. The Sibyl in Pagan Rome8. The Sibyl in Christian LiteratureAppendices:I. The TheologoiII. The Libri SibylliniIII. Estatic Prophecy in the Near East