. 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. subsequently the diadem was a broadwhite band (Val. Max. vi. ), fast-ened round the head, and tied in abow behind, adopted by other nations,as an ensign of sovereignty (Juv. ), like the annexed example, froman engraved gem, representing Pto-lemy, the brother of Cleopatra. Thusin works of art, the
. 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. subsequently the diadem was a broadwhite band (Val. Max. vi. ), fast-ened round the head, and tied in abow behind, adopted by other nations,as an ensign of sovereignty (Juv. ), like the annexed example, froman engraved gem, representing Pto-lemy, the brother of Cleopatra. Thusin works of art, the diadem indicatesa regal station, like the crown ofmodern times. DIADEMATUS. Wearing thediadem, as shown in the preced-ing illustration. Plin. H. N, xxxiv. 19. § 17. DI^ETA (SiWa). The namegiven to some particular departmentin ancient houses, the precise natureof which is not distinctly much, however, is certain, thatit consisted of several rooms adjoin-ing one another, and contained withinthe suite both eating and sleepingrooms. Plin. Epist. ii. 17. 12. and 20. Ib. vi. 21. Ib. vii. 5. 1. 2. (0-/O7W7). A cabin or tenterected on the deck at the stern of avessel, as in the annexed example,. from the Vatican Virgil. It was ap-propriated to the use of the chiefperson in command; or to the ma-gister, in a merchantman. Pet. 1. DIAMICTON. A term employedby the Roman builders to designatea particular manner of constructingwalls, similar in most respects to theJEmplecton, but of an inferior descrip-tion ; for though the outside surfaceswere formed of regular masonry or DIAPASMA. DICHALCON. 241 brickwork, and the centre filled inwith rubble, they had no girders
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