School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . comitia, whe-ther they were proposals for new laws, orthe appointment of officers, were announcedto the people three nundinae beforehand(trinundino die proponere). Instead of nundinae the form nundinnmis sometimes used, but only when it is pre-ceded by a numeral, as in trinundinum, ortrinum nundinum. NUPTIAE. [Matrimonium.] O. OATH, Military. [Sacramentum.] OBOLUS. [Drachma.] OCREA (Kvripds), a greave, a pair of greaves (Kf7)) was one of thesix articles of armour which formed thecomplete equipment of a Greek warrior[Arma], and
School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . comitia, whe-ther they were proposals for new laws, orthe appointment of officers, were announcedto the people three nundinae beforehand(trinundino die proponere). Instead of nundinae the form nundinnmis sometimes used, but only when it is pre-ceded by a numeral, as in trinundinum, ortrinum nundinum. NUPTIAE. [Matrimonium.] O. OATH, Military. [Sacramentum.] OBOLUS. [Drachma.] OCREA (Kvripds), a greave, a pair of greaves (Kf7)) was one of thesix articles of armour which formed thecomplete equipment of a Greek warrior[Arma], and likewise of a Roman soldieras fixed by Servius TuUius. They weremade of various metals, with a lining pro- OLYMPIA. bably of leather, felt, or cloth. Their formis shown in the accompanying cut. Thefigure is that of a fallen warrior, and inconsequence of the bending of the knees,the greaves are seen to project a little abovethem. This statue also shows the ankle-rings (iTTiarpvpia), which were used to fastenthe greaves immediately above the OCBEAE, GREAVES. OLLA (,\e§7js, x^^Tpos), a vessel of any-material, round and plain, and having awide mouth ; a pot ; a jar. OLYMPIA COKvuiria), the Olympicgames, the greatest of the national festivalsof the Greeks. It was celebrated atOlympia in Elis, the name given to a smallplain to the west of Pisa, which wasbounded on the north and north-east by themountains Cronius and Olympus, on thesouth by the river Alpheus, and on thewest by the Cladeus, which flows into theAlpheus. Olympia does not appear tohave been a town, but rather a collectionof temples and public buildings. The origin of the Olympic games isburied in obscurity, but the festival was ofvery great antiquity. The first historical fact connected withthis festival is its revival by Iphitus, kingof Elis, who is said to have accomplished itwith the assistance of Lycurgus, the Spartanlawgiver, and Cleosthenes of Pisa. Thedate of this event is given by some writersas 884,
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