. 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. which is copied from a sepulchralbas-relief found at Langres, inFrance. It has sleeves, which the pcenula had not; but there is a slitat the side (just near the right foot),the same as in the pcenula, only notso long ; and it is precisely these re-semblances and discrepancies whichaccount for the juxtapositio
. 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. which is copied from a sepulchralbas-relief found at Langres, inFrance. It has sleeves, which the pcenula had not; but there is a slitat the side (just near the right foot),the same as in the pcenula, only notso long ; and it is precisely these re-semblances and discrepancies whichaccount for the juxtaposition of thetwo words in Martial. BARIS (fiapis). Aflat-bottomedboat used upon the Nile, for thetransport of merchandise, and moreespecially for conveying a dead bodyacross the river to the place of se-pulture, in the funeral procession.(Herod, ii. 96. Diodor. i. 96.) Theillustration shows one of these boats. with a mummy placed in it, from anEgyptian painting. When Proper-tius (iii. 11. 44.) applies the name tothe war vessels of Antony and Cleo-patra, it is to be understood in asense of extreme irony and con-tempt. BASCAUDA. The Welshbasgawd, and English articles of ancient Britishmanufacture were imported, togetherwith their name, into Rome ( xiv. 99.), where they were em-ployed amongst the table utensilsand held in much esteem. Juv. 46. Schol. Vet. ad I. BASIL/ICA. A spacious publicbuilding erected in, or contiguous tothe forum or market place, for themerchants and people of businessto meet in, as well as for a court ofjustice; thus answering in manyrespects to our Town Hall andExchange. Cic. Verr. ii. 5. Att. ii. 14. The internal construction of abasilica bore a very close resemblance BASILICA. BASTERNA. 81 to most of our old English consisted of a central nave andtwo side aisles, divided from it by arow of columns on each side, as shown
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