. 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. Diomed. iii. 472.) to the hymnswhich were sung at the sacrificeduring libation, as shown by the an-nexed illustration from the columnof Trajan. The minister (camillus)stands in front of the altar with theincense box (acerra, hence libareacerra\ the spondaules with a pairof pipes behind him, and Trajanwith a p
. 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. Diomed. iii. 472.) to the hymnswhich were sung at the sacrificeduring libation, as shown by the an-nexed illustration from the columnof Trajan. The minister (camillus)stands in front of the altar with theincense box (acerra, hence libareacerra\ the spondaules with a pairof pipes behind him, and Trajanwith a patera on the right side, theleft of the group in the original com-position being occupied by the popaand the victim. SPONDA, SPONSUS. A be-trothed couple; but not yet the Romans young per-sons were frequently betrothed toeach other long before the marriagewas intended to take place; and theact was performed in presence of therelatives and friends of both parties,when the marriage contract (spon-salia) was signed by the affiancedpair, who then mutually joined hands, 616 SPORTA. STABULUM. and pledged themselves to one an- jother; the man putting a ring on the jfinger of his betrothed as a token of !fidelity. The act is represented bythe annexed wood-cut from a Roman. bas-relief. The woman was termedsperata, during courtship; pacta,when the lover had made his pro-posals, and been accepted by the girland her father; sponsa, when theyhad mutually pledged their faith;and nupta, when a bride. Non. s. 439. SPORTA. A round plaitedbasket, with a small flat bottom, andhandles on the top for the purpose ofsuspending it from the arm, or on apole (jugum), when carried with itscontents from place to place. It wasemployed for many uses ( 7. 1. Varro s. v. p. ), and especiallyas a fishing-basket,(Mart. x. 37., andwood-cut s. Hami-ota.) The example is from thestatue of a young fisherman, in theRoyal Neapolitan Museum. SPORTELLA (&l
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