. 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. shelter anything placed under it, suchas a row of bee-hives, &c, from thecold and rain. Columell. ix. 7. 4. PORTFSCULUS. A truncheonor hammer, with which the officer(pausarius) who gave out the chaunt(celeusma) to the rowers on board. ship, beat the time to keep them instroke (Ennius and Laber. ap, v.
. 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. shelter anything placed under it, suchas a row of bee-hives, &c, from thecold and rain. Columell. ix. 7. 4. PORTFSCULUS. A truncheonor hammer, with which the officer(pausarius) who gave out the chaunt(celeusma) to the rowers on board. ship, beat the time to keep them instroke (Ennius and Laber. ap, v. p. 151. Cato ap. Fest. s. As. iii. 1. 14.). In the illus-tration, from the Vatican Virgil, it isseen in the right hand of the figuresitting in the stern of the vessel. PORTITOR (eWl/LLSVLO-TTls). A custom-house officer; employed by thepublicani, who leased the portorium,or duties levied upon exports, im-ports, and transit dues, to examinethe goods of merchants and the duty was an annoying one,and often exercised with harshnessand incivility, these officers were ex-tremely unpopular. Cic. Off. 1. s. v. p. 24, PORTULA QirvXis). Diminutiveof Porta ; and especially a wicketgate opening in a valve of the largerone, in order to admit passengers afterthe gates had been shut at night. 9. Compare Polyb. viii. 20. 24. 520 PORTUS. PORTUS. A port or harbour forthe shelter and reception of shipping;as a place of refuge against stress ofweather or an enemys fleet, as wellas a dock for
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