School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . tings became little morethan a form, their suffrages were representedby the thirty lictors. LIMEN. [Janua.] LINTER, a light boat, frequentlyformed of the trunk of a tree, and drawinglittle water. LITHOSTROTA. [DoMus,p. 144,a.] LITRA (Airpa), a Sicilian silver coin,equal in value to the Aeginetan obol. LITURGIES. [Leitourgia.] LITUUS, probably an Etruscan wordsignifying crooked. 1. The crooked stafFborneby the augurs, with which they divided theexpanse of heaven,when viewed with referenceto divination (templum), into regions (regi-ones). It is
School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . tings became little morethan a form, their suffrages were representedby the thirty lictors. LIMEN. [Janua.] LINTER, a light boat, frequentlyformed of the trunk of a tree, and drawinglittle water. LITHOSTROTA. [DoMus,p. 144,a.] LITRA (Airpa), a Sicilian silver coin,equal in value to the Aeginetan obol. LITURGIES. [Leitourgia.] LITUUS, probably an Etruscan wordsignifying crooked. 1. The crooked stafFborneby the augurs, with which they divided theexpanse of heaven,when viewed with referenceto divination (templum), into regions (regi-ones). It is very frequently exhibited uponworks of art. The figure in the middle ofthe following illustrations is from an ancientspecimen of Etruscan sculpture, represent-ing an augur ; the two others are Romandenarii. 2. A sort of trumpet slightly curvedat the extremity. It differed both from thetuba and the cornu, the former being straight. LORICA. while the latter was bent round into aspiral shape. Its tones are usually charac-terised as harsh and
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