. 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. ER. The principalensign of a Romanlegion, who carriedthe eagle. ( G. v. 37. 10.). Therewas but one aquiliferto each legion, thoughthere were manysigniferi, or standardbearers. (Veget. 13. Compare i. 39. and 61.)The example is takenfrom the Column ofTrajan, on which anensign c
. 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. ER. The principalensign of a Romanlegion, who carriedthe eagle. ( G. v. 37. 10.). Therewas but one aquiliferto each legion, thoughthere were manysigniferi, or standardbearers. (Veget. 13. Compare i. 39. and 61.)The example is takenfrom the Column ofTrajan, on which anensign carrying theeagle is several timesrepresented, with theskin of a wild beastover his head and back, in the samemanner as here shown. AQUIMINARIUM, AQUIMI-NALE, or AQU^EMANALIS. Ajug from which water was pouredover the hands before and after meals,It was accompanied by a basin toreceive the water as it fell from thehands, so that the two together wouldanswer to our basin and , ap. Non. s. v. p. 547. 34. 2, leg. 19. n. 12. ARA (frvrripiov, Poo/jl6s). An altar;i. e. any structure raised above theground, either of turf, stones, brick,or sculptured marble, upon whichthe offerings made to the gods wereplaced or burned. Altars were eithercircular or square, with a cavity.
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