. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. n white garmentsand crowned with flow-ers. They burned in-cense before him as ifhe were a god, and criedout : It is by thee thatwe live and are free ;to thee we owe ourwealth and was so grati-fied by this homage,his biographer con-tinues, that he dis-tributed forty pieces ofgold among his attend-ants, directing them toexpend the money inthe purchase of Egyp-tian commodities. Dur-ing the succeeding dayshe gave to the RomansGreek mantles, and tothe Alexandrians togas ;and he desired t
. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. n white garmentsand crowned with flow-ers. They burned in-cense before him as ifhe were a god, and criedout : It is by thee thatwe live and are free ;to thee we owe ourwealth and was so grati-fied by this homage,his biographer con-tinues, that he dis-tributed forty pieces ofgold among his attend-ants, directing them toexpend the money inthe purchase of Egyp-tian commodities. Dur-ing the succeeding dayshe gave to the RomansGreek mantles, and tothe Alexandrians togas ;and he desired themalso to change lan-guages, the Greeks tospeak Latin, and theRomans Greek, ^ — a twofold symbol of the blending of all nations, which had nowbegun, and would have been completed had this prosperity restedupon institutions instead of depending upon one human life. Another inference is to be drawn from the tedious but need-ful details which have filled this chapter. Commerce transported 1 Suet., Octav. 98. Bronze tripod from the temple of Isis at Pompeii, and now in the Museum of TRIPOD FOR SACRIFICE. 232 AUGUSTUS, OR THE FOUNDATION Of THE EMPIRE. much, for the reason that there was much in the way ofindustrial and agricultural products to transport. Industry andagriculture, therefore, were flourishing. This laborious activityrequired many hands, both of slaves and freemen. To the latter,labor brought a competency, to the former, it brought liberty ;and this extensive commerce l)ecame a cause of emancipation,changing the economic conditions of ancient society. In therural districts there came into existence the class of coloni, mid-way between freedom and slavery ; in the cities, that of smallmanufacturers, who, for protection, presently associated themselvesinto guilds and corporations. Thus began a social evolution whoseresults were inherited by the Middle Ages. ^ Account books (Jireviaria rationuiu) \ day-books {fliurni); a bag of money; a casket(scrinium or capsu
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