. 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. rements with himself and the legatus, as exhibited by theannexed group, from the Column ofTrajan, which shows the emperor infront, a legatus immediately behindhim, and the tribune in the rear. 4. Tribuni plebei or plebis (S^uap-X0L)- Tribunes of the people ; ma-gistrates elected by the plebeiansfrom amongst t
. 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. rements with himself and the legatus, as exhibited by theannexed group, from the Column ofTrajan, which shows the emperor infront, a legatus immediately behindhim, and the tribune in the rear. 4. Tribuni plebei or plebis (S^uap-X0L)- Tribunes of the people ; ma-gistrates elected by the plebeiansfrom amongst their own order, todefend the rights and interests of thepoorer and weaker classes against thepower of the patrician numbers varied from two atfirst to ten finally ; but they enjoyedimmense power, and were attendedby runners (viatores) instead of lie-tors, whence the emblems attributedto them on coins are the long bench(subsellium) and a wand (yirga) ;though as mere civilians, they haveno distinct costume but the nationaltoga. Liv. ii. 32. Cic. Leg. iii. 7. TRICHILA, TRICHILUM,TRICLA and TRICLIA. Abower, or a summer-house, con-structed in the pleasure-grounds of avilla, or other locality, to afford ashady retreat for dining in duringgenial weather. (Virg. Copa. Inscript. ap. Orelli, 4517. B. C. iii. 96. Compare Prop,iv. 8. 35. seqq.) It was frequentlyformed of wood and trellis-work,over which vines, gourds, and other 686 TRICHORUM. TRICLINIUM. parasitical plants were trained (Co-lumell. x. 378.) ; but sometimes as apermanent building, decorated withcolumns and other objects of art (In-script, ap. Orelli, 2909,), like oursummer-houses ; as shown by theillustration, which exhibits a view ofone of these retreats, with its dining-table, bases of masonry intended forreceiving the mattresses of three tri-cliniary couches, and fountain infront, all as they exist in a perfectstate of preservation in the house ofActseon at Pompeii. TRICHORUM (rptxupov). A
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