School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . ght a capital charge against most important of the patronal rightsrelated to the property of liberti, as incertain cases the patronus had aright to thewhole or a part of the property of a libertus. PAVIMENTUM. [Domus, p. 144 «.] PECULATUS, is properly the misap-propriation or theft of public person guilty of this offence was pecu-lator. The origin of the word appears tobe pecus, a term which originally denotedthat kind of movable property which was thechief sign of wealth. Originally trials for pe-culatus were before the p
School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . ght a capital charge against most important of the patronal rightsrelated to the property of liberti, as incertain cases the patronus had aright to thewhole or a part of the property of a libertus. PAVIMENTUM. [Domus, p. 144 «.] PECULATUS, is properly the misap-propriation or theft of public person guilty of this offence was pecu-lator. The origin of the word appears tobe pecus, a term which originally denotedthat kind of movable property which was thechief sign of wealth. Originally trials for pe-culatus were before the populus or the the time of Cicero matters of peculatus hadbecome one of the quaestiones perpetuae. PECULIUM. [Servus.] PECUNIA. [Aes; Arqentum ; AuRUM.] PEG MA. 279 PEDARII. [Senatus.] {Kopu3vr\)y a shepherds account of its connection with pastorallife, the crook is often seen in works ofancient art, in the hands of Pan, Satyrs,Fauns, and shepherds. It was also theusual attribute of Thalia, as the muse ofpastoral PEDUM, shepherds CROOK. PEGMA {iTriyixa\ a pageant, i. e. anedifice of wood, consisting of two or morestages (tabulatn^, which were raised or de-pressed at pleasure by means of balance-weights. These great machines were usedin the Roman amphitheatres, the gladiatorswho fought upon them being called peg-mares. They were supported upon wheelsso as to be drawn into the circus, glitter-ing with silver and a profusion of Vespasian and Titus celebratedtheir triumph over the Jews, the pro-cession included pageants of extraordinarymagnitude and splendour, consisting ofthree or four stages above one another,hung with rich tapestry, and inlaid withivory and gold. By the aid of various con-trivances they represented battles and theirnumerous incidents, and the attack and de-fence of the cities of Judaea, The pegma was also used in bull having been slain on one of thestages, the high priest placed himself belowin a cavern
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