. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. in the Circus, who holds a palmbranch in his right hand, and a purseof money containing the prize (bra-beum, iselasticum) in his left. PALMATUS. Tunica Tunica. PAL/MULA (rapads). Diminu-tive of Palma. The blade of a smalloar. Catull. iv. 4. PALUDAMENTUM. A mili-tary cloak worn by generals and su-p
. The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary and Greek lexicon; forming a glossary of all the words representing visible objects connected with the arts, manufactures, and every-day life of the Greeks and Romans, with representations of nearly two thousand objects from the antique. in the Circus, who holds a palmbranch in his right hand, and a purseof money containing the prize (bra-beum, iselasticum) in his left. PALMATUS. Tunica Tunica. PAL/MULA (rapads). Diminu-tive of Palma. The blade of a smalloar. Catull. iv. 4. PALUDAMENTUM. A mili-tary cloak worn by generals and su-perior officers over their armour(Isidor. Orig. xix. 24. 9. p. 441.), as the sagum was bythe common soldier, from which itmainly differs in being larger, offiner texture, and richer colour,either a brilliant white, scarlet, orpurple. (Yal. 6. 11. Isidor. /. c.)On the other hand,it was not so largeas the Greek pal-lium, for in all thenumerous instanceswhere it occurs onthe triumphal archesand columns, it isnever thrown overthe shoulder, norround the figure;that is, it is always an e^gA^a,never an avaSoX-i), nor a Tr^piSXnfia ;being only worn as a pendant mantle,in the manner shown by the annexed. 472 PALUDATUS. PANCRATIUM. example, representing the emperorTrajan, from the column whichbears his name. It was fastened bya brooch (fibula) upon the shoulder ;and though somewhat larger, was cutout in the same shape as the Greekchlamys (Non. s. v. p. 538.) ; whencethe later Greek writers translate theLatin word paludamentum by thatterm. Dio. lx. 30. compared withPlin. xxxiii. 19. PALUDATUS. Wearing thepaludamentum, as explained and illus-trated by the preceding article andexample: but in most cases with anotion specially implied that the per-son so habited was en gaged in mili-tary service (Cic. Fam. xv. 17. 11. Claud. 21.); during whichthe toga or garb of peace was relin-quished for the military mantle orpaludamentum. Isidor. Orig. xix. 24. 4. PALUS (ir
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