School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . LXTTJUS, AUaURS STAFF, , TRUMPET. LIXAE. [Calones.]LODIX, a small shaggy blanket Itwas also used as a carpet. LOGISTAE. [EuTHYKE.] LOOKING-GLASS. [Speculum.] LOOM. [Tela.] LORICA (^(ipa^) a cuirass. The cui-rass was worn by the heavy-armed infantryboth among the Greeks and Romans. Thesoldiers commonly wore cuirasses made olflexible bands of steel, or cuirasses of chainmail; but those of generals and officersusually consisted of two yva\a, the breast-piece and back-piece, made of bronze,iron, &c., which were joined by means ofbuckles (ir
School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . LXTTJUS, AUaURS STAFF, , TRUMPET. LIXAE. [Calones.]LODIX, a small shaggy blanket Itwas also used as a carpet. LOGISTAE. [EuTHYKE.] LOOKING-GLASS. [Speculum.] LOOM. [Tela.] LORICA (^(ipa^) a cuirass. The cui-rass was worn by the heavy-armed infantryboth among the Greeks and Romans. Thesoldiers commonly wore cuirasses made olflexible bands of steel, or cuirasses of chainmail; but those of generals and officersusually consisted of two yva\a, the breast-piece and back-piece, made of bronze,iron, &c., which were joined by means ofbuckles (irepdvai). The epithets AeTrtScoTosand (pokiSuTos are applied to a cuirass; theformer on account of its resemblance to thescales of fish (^Keiriaip), the latter to thescales of serpents (jpoKiaiv).. ?LOKIOA, LUCERNA. LUCERNA. 233
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