User blog comment:Hyperborean/"The House of Hades" – official expectations blog/@comment-10750309-20130718140216/@comment-3146930-20130718203218

To the Romans, they see Oracles as an outdated concept. Maybe because Oracles only speak prophecies as needed. Augurs like Octavian can pretty much call up prophecies whenever they feel like it, even if they aren't that accurate 100% of the time. I mean the reason they don't use Iris Messaging is because they had roadways and eagles to deliver messages, which is weird as you would think an Iris Message would be faster.