was also studied, especially in southern Italy, where Islamic medicine influenced the school at Salerno. Tiberius reportedly regretted his departure and requested to return to Rome several times, but each time Augustus refused his requests. He seems to have wished for the Senate and the state to simply act without him and his direct orders were rather vague, inspiring debate more on what he actually meant than on passing his legislation. The gods represented distinctly the practical needs of daily life, and they were scrupulously accorded the rites and offerings considered proper. This was by boat from continental Europe. Cultic remains discovered at the site were a row of ten large standing stones, known as massebot, oriented north-south, the tallest of which was 3 meters high, with an