. 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. rried by the mournersfor the purpose. (Isidor. Orig. xi. Donat. ad Terent. Andr. i. ) Subsequently, however, thepractice of night burial was confinedto the poorer classes, who could not af-ford the expense of a pompous display. 2. Funus publicum, or grand and public funeral, celebrated
. 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. rried by the mournersfor the purpose. (Isidor. Orig. xi. Donat. ad Terent. Andr. i. ) Subsequently, however, thepractice of night burial was confinedto the poorer classes, who could not af-ford the expense of a pompous display. 2. Funus publicum, or grand and public funeral, celebratedin the day-time, and to which thepublic were invited by proclamation,to witness the gladiatorial shows andmilitary pageants often displayed uponsuch occasions. Tac. Ann. vi. Leg., ii. 24. Festus s. v. 3. Funus gentilitium. A funeral, atwhich the busts and images of cele-brated characters belonging to thesame clan (gens) as the deceased, werecarried in the procession. (Plin. H. 2.) This was the usual kindof funeral assigned to persons of dis-tinguished rank or ancient lineage ;and a description of the other customsand ceremonies which mostly accom-panied it, will be found under theterm Exsequle. 4. Funus taciturn, or ordinary or common funeral, con-. ducted without any pomp or show,such as was usual with private indi-viduals of the middle and poorerclasses. Suet. Nero, 33. Ov. 3. 22. 5. The funeral pyre. Suet. Pyra, Rogus. 6. A dead body or corpse (Prop. 8.) ; whence also the ghost orshade of a deceasedperson (Prop. 3.), which theancient artists wereaccustomed to re-present in a corpo-real form, shroudedin grave clothes,but endowed withthe powers of mo-tion; as shown bythe annexed figure,from a bas-relief,representing a fe-male whom Mer-cury, in the original, is conductingto the shades below. FURCA (pkpavov). A two-pronged fork, such as a stable-fork,hay-fork, pitch-fork. (Virg. Georg. , Hor. Ep. i. 10. 24.) The
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