School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . uished Romans werealso the projectors of states and cities, whichwere in a certain relation of subjection or CLIPEUS. dependence to Rome. In the timeCicero we also find patronus in the sens(of adviser, advocate, or defender, opposecto cliens in the sense of the person defendecor the consultor,—a use of the word whiclimust be referred to the original characteiof the patronus. CLIENTELA. [Cliens.] CLFPEUS (aairls), the large shieUworn by the Greeks and Romans, whichwas originally of a circular form, and iasaid to have been first used by Proetus
School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . uished Romans werealso the projectors of states and cities, whichwere in a certain relation of subjection or CLIPEUS. dependence to Rome. In the timeCicero we also find patronus in the sens(of adviser, advocate, or defender, opposecto cliens in the sense of the person defendecor the consultor,—a use of the word whiclimust be referred to the original characteiof the patronus. CLIENTELA. [Cliens.] CLFPEUS (aairls), the large shieUworn by the Greeks and Romans, whichwas originally of a circular form, and iasaid to have been first used by Proetus ancAcrisius of Argos, and therefore is calle(clipeus Argolicus, and likened to the sunBut the clipeus is often represented in Roman sculpture of an oblong oval, whiclmakes the distinction between the commorbuckler and that of Argos. The outer rim was termed avTv^ by th<Greeks; and in the centre was a projectioncalled ojx(pa\os or umbo, which served assort of weapon by itself, or caused the missiles of the enemy to glance off from th« OLIPBaS, SHIELD CLOACA. In the Homeric times, the Greeks merelyused a leather strap (reKafxwv) to supportthe shield, but subsecjuently a handle(uxayov or oxdvr]), the use and form ofwhich are exhibited in the annexed cut. CODEX. 97
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