[Footnote 268:  See a paper by the author in Classical Rev. vol. x. p. 317, in which evidence is collected in support of this view.  That the praetexta had a quasi-sacred character seems certain; see e.g.  Hor. Epod. 5. 7; Persius, v. 30; pseudo-Quintilian, Declam. 340.  See Henzen, Acta Fratrum Arvalium 15, for the pueri patrimi et matrimi, representing in that ancient cult the children of the old Roman family.]

[Footnote 269:  Cic. de Legibus, ii. 59.]

[Footnote 270:  Polyb. vi. 53.  For an account of the practice of laudatio see Marq. Privatleben, p. 346 foll.  This, too, degenerated into falsification.]

[Footnote 271:  A full list of games will be found in Marquardt, Privatleben, p. 814 foll.]

[Footnote 272:  The question is discussed by Quintilian, i. 2.]

[Footnote 273:  Plut.  Aem.  Fault. 6.]

[Footnote 274:  Full details about elementary schools in Wilkins, ch. iv., and Marq p. 90 foll.]

[Footnote 275:  Quintil. i. 3. 14.]

[Footnote 276:  Plutarch is careful to tell us that Aem.  Paullus exercised this supervision himself (ch. vi.).]

[Footnote 277:  Pro Flacco 4, 9.  Cp. ad Quint.  Fratr. i. 2. 4.]

[Footnote 278:  That the boy was not always respectful is shown in an amusing passage in Plautus. Bacchides, III. iii. 34 foll.]

[Footnote 279:  Sen. Controversiae, vii. 3. 8.]

[Footnote 280:  London, O.J.  Clay and Sons, 1895.]

[Footnote 281:  Fortuna occurs many times, as in the so-called sententiae Varronis printed at the end of Riese’s edition of the fragments of Varro’s Menippean satires.  This is characteristic of the period.]

[Footnote 282:  Hor. Epist. i.  I. 70.]

[Footnote 283:  Marq. Privatleben, p. 95 foll.; Wilkins, p. 53.]

[Footnote 284:  There is a good example of this in the well-known case of Brutus’ loan to the Salaminians of Cyprus:  see especially Cic. ad Alt. v. 21. 12.]

[Footnote 285:  Hor.  Ars Poet. 323 foll.]

[Footnote 286:  Mommsen, Hist. of Rome, iv. p. 563.]

[Footnote 287:  Quintilian was of opinion that Greek authors should precede Latin:  i.  I. 12.]

[Footnote 288:  De Oratore, i. 187.]

[Footnote 289:  There are many subjects in the book of other kinds, but all are illustrated in exactly the same way.]

[Footnote 290:  H. Jordan, M.  Catonis praeter librum de re rustica quae extant, p. 80.]

[Footnote 291:  Full information on this point will be found in Marquardt, Privatleben, p. 131 foll.]

[Footnote 292:  See my Roman Festivals, p. 56.  The Liberalia (March 17) was the usual day for the change, and a convenient one for the enrolment of tirones.]

[Footnote 293:  See the very interesting note (11) in Marq. p. 123, as to the enrolment in municipal towns.]