A further function of sacrificial integration illustrates another significance of the extispex for the confirmation of the political hierarchy and, above all, of the Roman emperor and his communication with the gods.

An impressive chapel to this day commemorates his stay there; but more venerated than this, perhaps, is the little tree at the entrance to the town which was for a long time the object of an extraordinary phytolatry.

They made the presentation in force to try to impress the client.

Whenever I find myself feeling sneerful, I just remind myself, 'But there's Jaro — intelligent and kind and strong.'