A dictionary of Greek and Roman . idem speltas numerant, tristesve lupinosBis duo.) [P. SCULPTURA. [Scalptura.] SCUTICA. [ SCUTUM (dupeds), the Roman shield, wornby the heavy-armed infantry, instead of beinground like the Greek Clipeus, was adapted to theform of the human body, by being made eitheroval or of the shape of a door (&vpa) which it alsoresembled in being made of wood or wicker-work,and from which consequently its Greek name wasderived. Two of its forms are shown in the wood-cut at p. 711. That which is here exhibited isalso of frequent occurrence, and is
A dictionary of Greek and Roman . idem speltas numerant, tristesve lupinosBis duo.) [P. SCULPTURA. [Scalptura.] SCUTICA. [ SCUTUM (dupeds), the Roman shield, wornby the heavy-armed infantry, instead of beinground like the Greek Clipeus, was adapted to theform of the human body, by being made eitheroval or of the shape of a door (&vpa) which it alsoresembled in being made of wood or wicker-work,and from which consequently its Greek name wasderived. Two of its forms are shown in the wood-cut at p. 711. That which is here exhibited isalso of frequent occurrence, and is given on thesame authority : in this case the shield is curved SCYTALE. SECTIO. 1013 so as in part to encircle the body. The termsclipeus and scutum are often confounded ; but thatthey properly denoted different kinds of shields ismanifest from the passages of several ancient writers.(Liv. viii. 8 ; Plut. Rom. 21 ; Diod. Eclog. xxiii. 3.)In like manner Plutarch distinguishes the Roman&vpe6s from the Greek aairis in his life of T. Fla-. minius (p. 688, ed. Steph.) In Eph. vi. 16 St. Pauluses the term Svpeos rather than ao-iris or (tclkSs,because he is describing the equipment of a Romansoldier. These Roman shields are called scutahnga. (Virg. 662 ; Ovid. Fast. vi. 393 ;Srvpeovs £infJLi)Ksis, Joseph. Ant. Jud. viii. 7. § 2.)Polybius (vi. 21) says their dimensions were 4 feetby 2£. The shield was held on the left arm bymeans of a handle, and covered the left shoulder.[Comp. Exercitus, p. 496, b.] [J. Y.] SCYRIA DIKE {aKvpia dlicy) is thus ex-plained by Pollux: ~2,Kvpiav Ukt]v buofxa^ovaiv otKWjUc^SoStSacr/caAoi tt)V rpaxeiaw ol yap (pvyoSL-kovvtss iaK7}iTT0VT0 els *2,Kvpov 7) els Arjfjivov airo-drjfxelv. By rpax^a Slkt] is meant one beset withdifficulties, in which the plaintiff had to encounterevery sort of trickery and evasion on the part ofthe defendant. On the appointed day of trial bothparties were required to be present in court, and ifeither of them did not app
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