This  fefli-val  was  the  fame  with  the
Bacchanalia  or  Dyouypa.  See  Bcc-
ckcnalia.  and  Dyomjin.
LiBERTi,  was  the  name  by
which  the  Remain  dillinguilhed
thatclafs  cf  citizens  who  had  been
ilaves,  but  were  fct  free  from  thcic
legal  fervitudc:  He  that  gave  a
{lave  his  freedom,  had  a  right  of
patronage  over  the  Libertus,  who,
if  he  failed  of  fhewing  due  rcfpccl
to  his  patron,  was  induced  again
to  ilavcry,  and  if  he  died  without
children,  "Ci^.ztatrcn  was  his  heir.
LiEERTiM,  were  fuch  citizens
as  were  never  thcmfelves  in  fiaveryj
but  were  the  children  of  fach  as
had  been  fct  free  from  legal  fervi-
tudc.    In   ctl'cr  words  they  tvrc

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tlic  childrcri  of  the  Lihe7-ti.  See
L:la-!i.
Lieitina:i:i,  were  undertakers
whoic  ofncc  it  was  to  take  care  of
f\:ncni]s,  prepare  all  tilings  necei"-
fary  upon  the  folcani  occarion,and

furniih  every  article  required. ■

I'hey  r^ot  their  livelihood  by  this
glooiny  buhncfs,  and  kept  a  num-
ber of  icrvants  to  perforin  the  work-
ing part  of  the  prcfeliion,  fiich  as
the  pcUiiiBoreSi  ■•jefp!ilj?:es,  ^c. —
The  name  Lihitinarii  is  derived
from  Lihiih'.a,  the  Goddefa  of  fune-
rals, in  whole  temple  were  lold  all
things  relating  to  funerals.  See
Fionral.
Libra,  amongH:  the  Remaps,
was  a  coin  confiiting  of  12  ounces
«f  filver,  or  96  drachiiite  or  latter
denarii^  worth  in  our  money  5I.
Jt  is  alfoufed  to  fignify  a  pound
weight  and  has  the  fame  iubdivi-
:fion  with  the  as,  viz.  the  iL7:c}a  or
izih,  l\iZ  fcxtar,!  or  bth,  the  qua-
drcns  or  4th,  the  trhm  or  3d.  The
quincunx  contained  five  ounces  or
i3ths,  the  funis  fix,  the  fcptunx
feven^,  the  hcs  eight,  tlie  dodrar.s
nine,  the  dextans  ten,  the  dcunx
eleven,  laftly  the  lihv<i  was  equi-
valent to  the  as  or  twelve  ounces.
