4/7 Thus having arrived at the age of fourscore years, and having reigned forty-three in profound peace, he died, ordering his body, contrary to the custom of the times, to be buried in a stone coffin; and his books of ceremonies, which consisted of twelve in Latin, and as many in Greek, to be buried by his side in another.[3] _Questions for Examination._ 1. Upon the death of Romulus, what took place in regard to his successor? How long did this order of things continue? What was the character of Numa Pompilius? Was Numa a monarch suited to this peculiar conjuncture? |