History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians . unity by a decree of the decurions, in grati-tude for the services rendered by N. to the city. 7 The patronsprotection was more effectual than that of Jupiter; like the god,he was paid with incense, pomp, and acclamations, and everybody 1 Orclli, Nos. 4,036, 4,0.;7. 2 Consentiente populo (Ilenzen, No. 7,171). At Malaga (cap. lxi.), at Genetiva Julia(cap. cxxx.), the choice of the patron was made by a decree of the senate passed with a major-ity of two thirds. 3 . . Eumque cum liberis posterisque suis


History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians . unity by a decree of the decurions, in grati-tude for the services rendered by N. to the city. 7 The patronsprotection was more effectual than that of Jupiter; like the god,he was paid with incense, pomp, and acclamations, and everybody 1 Orclli, Nos. 4,036, 4,0.;7. 2 Consentiente populo (Ilenzen, No. 7,171). At Malaga (cap. lxi.), at Genetiva Julia(cap. cxxx.), the choice of the patron was made by a decree of the senate passed with a major-ity of two thirds. 3 . . Eumque cum liberis posterisque suis patronum cooptaverunt (Ilenzen, No. 6,413).We know of many acts of this sort. 4 Suet., Oclav. 17. 6 Puer egregius ah origine patronns ordinis et populi (Orelli, No. 3,767). A daughter ofMarcus Aurelius had this title at Guelma (L. Renier, Inscr. dAlg. Nos. 2,718-2,719); apriestess of Venus at Peltuinum (Orelli, No. 4,036), etc. 6 Orelli, No. 784. 7 . . Eique ob merita ejus crga rem publicam scholam et statuas decrevit (Orelli, No. 344).f. No. 3,853 ; two statues, a silver shield, THE CITY. <J3 was satisfied, — most of all the man who had half ruined himself in(infer to appear of To the liberality shown by the rich during their lifetime wereadded testamentary legacies, which were very common, the tawgiving the father the absolute disposition of three-fourths of hisproperty, and custom demanding that he should make a the Apronian senatus-consultum, passed under Trajan orHadrian, cities could not receive a gift or inheritance, except by spe-cial authorization, as in the case of Marseilles under Tiberius, or byan evasion of the law, as when Plinysecured to Como a revenue of fiftythousand sesterces. But friends andcompanions of the deceased, evenstrangers who did honor to the cityor the state, received unexpectedgifts in wills. Pliny writes to Trajan :?.Julius Largus, of the province ofPontus, whose face I never saw and inscription placed under th


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