A dictionary of Greek and Roman . ;w), a fire-place ; a hearth ; abrazier. The fire-place, considered as the highestmember of an altar, is described under Ara, p. by itself, it possessed the same sacred cha-racter, being, among the Romans, dedicated to theLares of each familv. (Plaut. Aid. ii. 8. 16 ; Cato,De Re Rust. 15 ; Ovid, Fast. ii. 589, 611, iii. 423;Juv. xii. 85—95.) It was, nevertheless, made sub-servient to all the requirements of ordinary life.(Hor. Epod. ii. 43, Epist. i. 5. 7 ; Ovid, Met. ; Sen. De Cons, ad Alb. 1.) It was sometimesconstructed of st
A dictionary of Greek and Roman . ;w), a fire-place ; a hearth ; abrazier. The fire-place, considered as the highestmember of an altar, is described under Ara, p. by itself, it possessed the same sacred cha-racter, being, among the Romans, dedicated to theLares of each familv. (Plaut. Aid. ii. 8. 16 ; Cato,De Re Rust. 15 ; Ovid, Fast. ii. 589, 611, iii. 423;Juv. xii. 85—95.) It was, nevertheless, made sub-servient to all the requirements of ordinary life.(Hor. Epod. ii. 43, Epist. i. 5. 7 ; Ovid, Met. ; Sen. De Cons, ad Alb. 1.) It was sometimesconstructed of stone or brick, in which case it waselevated only a few inches above the ground, andremained on the same spot ; but it was also fre-quently made of bronze, and it was then variouslyornamented, and was earned continually from placeto place. This movable-hearth, or brazier, wasproperly called foculus and ecrxapa. One is shownat p. 190. Another, found at Caere in Etruria,and preserved in the British Museum, is repre-sented in the annexed In accordance with the sentiments of venerationwith which the domestic fire-place was regarded,we find that the exercise of hospitality -wasat the same time an act of religious , strangers, all who sought for mercyand favour, had recourse to the domestic hearth asto an altar. (Horn. Od. vii. 153—169 ; iv. 693.) The phrase pro aris et focis was used to express attachment to all that wasmost dear and venerable. (Cic. de Xat. Dear. ; Flor. iii. 13.) Among the Romans the focuswas placed in the Atrium, which, in primitivetimes, was their kitchen and dining-room. ( i. 726 ; Servius, ad loc.) There it remained,as we see in numerous examples at Pompeii, evenafter the progress of refinement had led to the useof another part of the house for culinary festivals the house-wife decorated the hearthwith garlands (Cato, De Re Rust. 143 ; Ovid,Trist. v. 5. 10) ; a woollen fillet was sometimesad
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