. 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. th his harrow. OCCATOR (Pcc\ok6ttos). Onewho harrows, as explained by thepreceding article and ii. 13. 1. Plaut. 5. 3. OCELLATA. Marbles; for boysto play with. Suet. Aug. 83. Varro,ap. Non. s. Margaritum, p. 213. OCREA (Kurjfxis). A greave orleggin; that is, a piece of defensiv
. 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. th his harrow. OCCATOR (Pcc\ok6ttos). Onewho harrows, as explained by thepreceding article and ii. 13. 1. Plaut. 5. 3. OCELLATA. Marbles; for boysto play with. Suet. Aug. 83. Varro,ap. Non. s. Margaritum, p. 213. OCREA (Kurjfxis). A greave orleggin; that is, a piece of defensivearmour which covered the shin bonefrom the ankleto a little abovethe knee (Varro, v. 116.),being fastenedby straps andbuckles at theback of theleg, which partwas left unco-vered. It wasmade of various metals, tin or bronze,modelled to the form and size of thepersons leg by whom it was worn,and often highly ornamented by ar-tistic designs embossed or chasedupon it. The illustration exhibits apair of original bronze greaves, fromPompeii, represented in three-quarterfront and in profile; the buckles bywhich they were fastened on the legsare seen at the sides, and a numberof small holes all round the edges, bywhich the linings were fastened intothem. The originals are entirely3 M. 450 OCREATUS. (ECUS.
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