“Pozzuolane.”
[2230] See B. iv. c. 17.
[2231] It being the practice to rub the bodies of the athletes with
sand.
[2232] This circumstance is mentioned also by Suetonius, in his life of
Nero. Patrobius was slain by order of the Emperor Galba.
[2233] Ajasson says that they are called _tapias_ at the present day in
Spain.
[2234] See B. ii. c. 73.
[2235] “Rubrica.”
[2236] See B. xxxi. c. 28.
[2237] Which was, as a measure, nearly three inches in breadth. See