School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . held in theCampus Martius, and hence the wordcampus is put for the comitia. It was in-cluded in the city by Aurelian when heenlarged the walls. CANDELABIIUIM. This plain was covered with perpetualverdure, and was a favourite resort for air,exercise, or recreation, when the labours ofthe day were over. Hence campus is usedas a field for any exercise, mental orbodily. CANDELA, a candle, made either ofwax (cerea), or tallow (sehacea), was useduniversally by the Romans before the inven-tion of oil lamps (/ucernae). In later timescandelae were only
School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . held in theCampus Martius, and hence the wordcampus is put for the comitia. It was in-cluded in the city by Aurelian when heenlarged the walls. CANDELABIIUIM. This plain was covered with perpetualverdure, and was a favourite resort for air,exercise, or recreation, when the labours ofthe day were over. Hence campus is usedas a field for any exercise, mental orbodily. CANDELA, a candle, made either ofwax (cerea), or tallow (sehacea), was useduniversally by the Romans before the inven-tion of oil lamps (/ucernae). In later timescandelae were only used by the poorerclasses; the houses of the more wealthywere always lighted by lucernae. CANDELABRUM, originally a can-dlestick, but afterwards the name of astand for supporting lamps (Aux»oiXot), inwhich signification it most commonly oc-curs. The candelabra of this kind wereusually made to stand upon the ground, andwere of a considerable height. The mostcommon kind were made of wood; butthose which have been found in Hercula- CANEPIIOROS. 71. ncum and Pompeii are mostly of they were made of the moreprecious metals, and even of jewels. Thecandelabra did not always stand upon theground, but were also placed upon the candelabra usually consisted of pillars,from the capitals of which several lampshung down, or of trees, from whose brancheslamps also were suspended. The preced-ing cut represents a very elegant candela-brum of this kind, found in [Ambitus.]CANDYS (Kapbus), a robe worn by theMedes and Persians over their trowsersand other garments. It had wide sleeves,and was made of woollen cloth, which waseither purple or of some other splendid co-lour. In the Persepolitan sculptures, fromwhich the annexed figures are taken, nearlyall the principal personages wear it.
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