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После лекций о шумерах, римляне воспринимаются почти как современники. Наверное, это эффект книжек и фильмов.

Servius, On the Aeneid 10.519: Indeed, it was the custom to kill captives at the graves of powerful men; because this, in later days, seemed cruel, it was decided to have gladiators fight before the grave, gladiators who were called “Bustuarii” for the tombs