. 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. basket in shape ; as shown by thefigure in the illustration, heldby a cupbearer in one of theminiatures of the VaticanVirgil. Virg. Eel v. Ep. ix. 60. 15. Id. xiv. 107. 4. The modius, or bushel, whichwas placed as an ornament upon thetop of the head ofJupiter Serapis,(Macrob. Sat. ), and which,a
. 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. basket in shape ; as shown by thefigure in the illustration, heldby a cupbearer in one of theminiatures of the VaticanVirgil. Virg. Eel v. Ep. ix. 60. 15. Id. xiv. 107. 4. The modius, or bushel, whichwas placed as an ornament upon thetop of the head ofJupiter Serapis,(Macrob. Sat. ), and which,as seen in the ex-ample, from an en-graved gem, re-presenting thehead of Serapis,possessed the sameform as a womanswork-basket. CALATOR. A public crier;particularly one who was attached tothe service of the priesthood ( 3 2.), whose duty it was toprecede the high-priest on his way tothe sacrifice, and put a stop to anykind of work, which it was consideredwould pollute the ceremony on a fes-tival or holy day. Serv. ad i. 268. 2. A private servant or Merc. v. 2. 11. Id. Bud. 5. CALAUTICA. See A horsemans spur(Plaut. As. iii. 3. 118. Virg. JEn.
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