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POMPEIANA. 105
their likenesses, lions, bears, panthers, bulls,
wolves, and rabbits, with dogs, stags, and non-
descripts, all seem to have been brought upon the
scene for the entertainment of the Pompeians,
and satisfaction of Scaurus' ghost.
A marble slab was found near the tomb: on
application it appeared to have originally be-
longed thereto. It has been fixed in its place,
and states, that the monument was erected by
Scaurus to his son1 Aricius Scaurus, duumvir*
for justice, upon the ground the decurions had
voted for that purpose; they having at the same
time decreed, that an equestrian statue of him
should be erected in the Forum, and also two
thousand sesterces for the celebration of his
funeral obsequies3.
•EICIO • A • F • MEN •
SCAVEO
IIVIR • I • D
•ECVEIONES • LOCVM • MONVM •
00 00 IN • FVNEEE- ET • STATVAM • EQUESTR
•OEO • PONENDAM • CENSVEEVNT
SCAVEVS • PATEE ■ FILIO
1 The first letter is supplied, but there can be little doubt.
3 The duumvirs, so called from their number, were magistrates who
in corporate cities exercised similar functions to the consuls at Eome.
They were chosen from amongst the decurions, or senators.—Cicero—
Tacitus. The qualification for the latter dignity was the possession of
a hundred thousand sesterces; about 800 pounds.—Puny. They were
consmpti; the senators, pains conscripti.
3 Human blood must have been cheap, when 16/. 2s. lid. could
their likenesses, lions, bears, panthers, bulls,
wolves, and rabbits, with dogs, stags, and non-
descripts, all seem to have been brought upon the
scene for the entertainment of the Pompeians,
and satisfaction of Scaurus' ghost.
A marble slab was found near the tomb: on
application it appeared to have originally be-
longed thereto. It has been fixed in its place,
and states, that the monument was erected by
Scaurus to his son1 Aricius Scaurus, duumvir*
for justice, upon the ground the decurions had
voted for that purpose; they having at the same
time decreed, that an equestrian statue of him
should be erected in the Forum, and also two
thousand sesterces for the celebration of his
funeral obsequies3.
•EICIO • A • F • MEN •
SCAVEO
IIVIR • I • D
•ECVEIONES • LOCVM • MONVM •
00 00 IN • FVNEEE- ET • STATVAM • EQUESTR
•OEO • PONENDAM • CENSVEEVNT
SCAVEVS • PATEE ■ FILIO
1 The first letter is supplied, but there can be little doubt.
3 The duumvirs, so called from their number, were magistrates who
in corporate cities exercised similar functions to the consuls at Eome.
They were chosen from amongst the decurions, or senators.—Cicero—
Tacitus. The qualification for the latter dignity was the possession of
a hundred thousand sesterces; about 800 pounds.—Puny. They were
consmpti; the senators, pains conscripti.
3 Human blood must have been cheap, when 16/. 2s. lid. could