School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . PASSUS, a measure of length, whichconsisted of five Roman feet. [Pes.] Thepassus was not the step, or distance fromheel to heel, when the feet were at theirutmost ordinary extension, but the distancefrom the point which the heel leaves to thatin which it is set down. The milk passuum,or thousand paces, was the common nameof the Roman mile. [Milliare.] PATER FAMILIAE [Familia;Matrimonium.] PATRIA POTESTAS. PATER PATRATUS. [Fetiales.]PATERA, dim. PATELLA (c^iaAr;),a round plate or dish. The paterae of themost common kind were small plates ofthe
School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . PASSUS, a measure of length, whichconsisted of five Roman feet. [Pes.] Thepassus was not the step, or distance fromheel to heel, when the feet were at theirutmost ordinary extension, but the distancefrom the point which the heel leaves to thatin which it is set down. The milk passuum,or thousand paces, was the common nameof the Roman mile. [Milliare.] PATER FAMILIAE [Familia;Matrimonium.] PATRIA POTESTAS. PATER PATRATUS. [Fetiales.]PATERA, dim. PATELLA (c^iaAr;),a round plate or dish. The paterae of themost common kind were small plates ofthe common red earthenware, on whichan ornamental pattern was drawn, andwhich were sometimes entirely black. Themore valuable paterae were metallic, beingchiefly of bronze : but every family, raisedabove poverty, possessed one of silver, to-gether with a silver salt-cellar. The ac-companying cut exhibits a highly orna-mented patera, made of bronze. The viewof the upper surface is accompanied by aside-view, showing the form and depth ofthe vessel. I.
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