of Lent, possible pagan origin of the, ix. 348 sq.
—— nights of mourning for Persephone, ix. 348
Forum at Rome, temple of Vesta in the, i. 13, ii. 186, 200;
sacred fig-tree of Romulus in the, ii. 10, 318;
funeral processions in the, ii. 178;
prehistoric cemetery in the, ii. 186, 202;
funeral games and gladiatorial fights in the, iv. 96
Fossil bones in limestone caves, v. 152 sq.;
a source of myths about giants, v. 157 sq.