School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . who gave him a chorus, if his play wasthought to deserve it. The comic dancewas not at first thought worthy of a publicchorus, but the chorus in that species ofdrama was at first performed by amateurs. CHOUS or CHOEUS (x>0$ or xo^^s),equal to the Roman congius, and containedsix lecTTot, or sextarii (=5-9471 pints Eng-lish). It seems that there was also asmaller measure of the same name, con-taining two sextarii, =1*9823 pints Eng-lish. CHRYSENDETA, costly dishes usedby the Romans at their entertainments, ap-parently made of silver, with gol
School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . who gave him a chorus, if his play wasthought to deserve it. The comic dancewas not at first thought worthy of a publicchorus, but the chorus in that species ofdrama was at first performed by amateurs. CHOUS or CHOEUS (x>0$ or xo^^s),equal to the Roman congius, and containedsix lecTTot, or sextarii (=5-9471 pints Eng-lish). It seems that there was also asmaller measure of the same name, con-taining two sextarii, =1*9823 pints Eng-lish. CHRYSENDETA, costly dishes usedby the Romans at their entertainments, ap-parently made of silver, with golden orna-ments. CINCTUS GABINUS. [Toga.] CFNGULUM. [Zona.] CINERARIUS. [Calamistrum.] CINERES. [Funus.] CINIFLO. [Calamistrum.] CIPPUS, a low column, sometimesround, but more frequently were used for various purposes ; thedecrees of the senate were sometimes in-scribed upon them; and with distances en- CIRCUS. graved upon them, they also served as milestones. They were, however, more frequently employed as sepulchral monuments*. OIPPUS, SEPULCHRAL MONUMENT. It was also usual to place at one corner ofthe burying-ground a cippus, on which theextent of the burying-ground was marked,towards the road (in fronte), and backwardsto the fields (in agrum). CIRCENSES LUDI. [Circus.]CIRCITORES,or CIRCUITORES. [C ASTRA.] CIRCUS. When .Tarquinius Priscushad taken the town of Apiolae from theLatins, he commemorated his success byan exhibition of races and pugilistic con-tests in the Murcian valley, between thePalatine and Aventine hills ; around whicha number of temporary platforms wereerected by the patres and equites, calledspectacula, fori, or foruli, from their resem-blance to the deck of a ship; each oneraising a stage for himself, upon which hestood to view the games. This course,with its surrounding scaffoldings, wastermed circus; either because the spec- CIRCUS. tators stood round to see the shows, or be-cause the procession and races went roundin a circuit. Previous
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