The Romans feared their dead. In fact, Roman funeral....

“ The Romans feared their dead. In fact, Roman funeral customs derived from a need to propitiate the sensibilities of the departed. The very word funus may be translated as dead body, funeral ceremony, or murder. There was a genuine concern that, if not treated appropriately, the spirits of the dead, or manes, would return to wreak revenge ”

Catharine Arnold

From : Necropolis: London and Its Dead