He was accompanied in his chariot by his
children of tenner years, and sometimes by
very dear or highly honoured friends, while
behind him stood a public slave, holding over
his head a golden Etruscan crown ornament-
ed with jewels. The presence of a slave in
such a place at such a time seems to have
been intended to avert inmdia and the influ-
ence of the evil eye, and for the same purpose
a fpscinum, a little bell, and a scourge were
attached to the vehicle. Tertullian tells us,
that the slave ever and anon whispered in the
ear of the imperator the warning words Re-
tpiee pott te, hmnitum memenio (e, but this state-
ment is not confirmed by any earlier writer.
12. Behind the chariot or on the horses which
drew it rode the grown-up sons of the impera-
tor, together with the legati, the tribuni, and
the equites, all on horseback. 13. The rear
was brought up by the whole body of the in-
fantry in marching order, tbeir spears adorned
with bay, some shouting lo Triumphe, and
sinking nvmns to the gods, while others pro-
claimed the praises of their leader or indulged
in keen sarcasms and coarse ribaldry at his
expense, for the most perfect freedom of
speech was granted and exercised.
