Lustrum of wild beasts, plural lustra ( ), a den of vice. Lustrum A lustrum (, plural lustra) was a term for a five-year period in Ancient Rome. The lustration was originally a sacrifice for expiation and purification offered by one of the censors in the name of the Roman people at the close of the taking of the census. The sacrifice was often in the form of an animal sacrifice, known as a suovetaurilia. These censuses were taken at five-year intervals, thus a lustrum came to refer to the five-year inter-census period. ' (from ', ) is a lustration or
Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing "Love is a Many-Splintered Thing" is the twelfth episode of the 24th season of "The Simpsons". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 10, 2013, as a Valentine's Day themed episode, the name being a take on "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing". Narrating the episode, Bart looks back upon his failures with girls, particularly Mary Spuckler. At Springfield Elementary School, Bart realizes that Mary has returned to Springfield and has been welcomed back to her family after the events of "Moonshine River". Though they pursue a relationship, Bart fails