. History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire . nto the lower regions. Invisible, but ever present,lie remained near those he liad loved, inspiring tliem with wisetlioughts, ])rotectiug their abode and their fortune, on tlie con-dition, however, that the living should render to the dead theworship due to ancestors. Originally these rites were cruel, atleast on the day of the funeral ceremtmies, for it was thoughtthat the IManes loved lilood. On the tomb of a king or herothey iiumolated his wife, liis slaves, his war-lna-se or captives ;and
. History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire . nto the lower regions. Invisible, but ever present,lie remained near those he liad loved, inspiring tliem with wisetlioughts, ])rotectiug their abode and their fortune, on tlie con-dition, however, that the living should render to the dead theworship due to ancestors. Originally these rites were cruel, atleast on the day of the funeral ceremtmies, for it was thoughtthat the IManes loved lilood. On the tomb of a king or herothey iiumolated his wife, liis slaves, his war-lna-se or captives ;and from this custom came the combats of gladiators, which wereat first, as was the Spanish aatu-da-Je, an act of devotion. Buton the Planes were .satisfied if the relations cameto deck the tomb with wreaths of foliage, as Ave place flowers-thereon, and to deposit cakes of honey and meal, to make liba-tions of wine, milk, and the blood of some unpretending Avere inesent in invi-ilile form at these i)ious ceremonies, Ovid, Iat., ii. •).57. siq. y H I S T u R < u f R L. FUNERAL IMAGE KELIUION AM) 1X8TITUTI0XS. 89 bn><ti rain. Avhu and took their part of the A groat uuiiilKr ot bas-reliefs and paiutiugs represent the dead engaged in their * Ely-siau repasts. lAician, Avho langhs at everything, ridicnles thisapjjetite of the (Uad ; - and, in faet, in his tinu, nay even longbefore him, there Avere miserable wretches, theplayed the part of the dead, by carrying a^^ayin .the night the food deposited on the pions people believed that the benevolenceof tlie ]Manis was seciued by these offerings,and that to forget them was to expose oneselfto their anger. Wandering then in the silentnight, they came to terrify the living, or to castdisease on tht^ flock, barrenness t»n the land.^Thns even at a tinu- when the credit of Jnpiter luul fallen verv low Cicero wroti Render to
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