113. See Cod. Theod. l. ix. tit. xlv. leg. 4. In the works
of Fra Paolo (tom. iv. p. 192, etc.) there is an excellent
discourse on the origin, claims, abuses, and limits of
sanctuaries. He justly observes that ancient Greece might
perhaps contain fifteen or twenty asyla or sanctuaries; a
number which at present may be found in Italy within the
walls of a single city.