Show F Funeral games were popular among most ancient nations They included all sorts of sports and athletic exercises exer-cises together with combats by gladiators gladi-ators According to Thucydides Pericles delivered a very eloquent oration at the obsequies of those who fell at the commencement of the Peloponnesian warThe The ancient Hebrews generally burled burl-ed their dead though occasional incinerations in-cinerations took place It is supposed in conformity with the customs of surrounding sur-rounding nations The mourning ceremonies of the Hebrews He-brews commonly lasted seven days though in the case of very distinguished distinguish-ed persons it was sometimes cpntinued for a month |