School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . The senate house was called Bouleuterion{fiovXeuTTjpiov). The prytanes also had a building to holdtheir meetings in, where they were enter-tained at the public expense during theirprytany. This was called the Prytaneion,and was used for a variety of purposes.[Prytaneion.] BOW. [Arcus.] BOXING. [PUGILATUS.] BRACAE, or BRACCAE (az/a|upf8es),trowsers, pantaloons, were common to ali. BRACAE, TROWSERS. BUCCINA. the nations which encircled the Grqek andRoman population, extending from theIndian to the Atlantic ocean, but were notworn l)y the Greeks
School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . The senate house was called Bouleuterion{fiovXeuTTjpiov). The prytanes also had a building to holdtheir meetings in, where they were enter-tained at the public expense during theirprytany. This was called the Prytaneion,and was used for a variety of purposes.[Prytaneion.] BOW. [Arcus.] BOXING. [PUGILATUS.] BRACAE, or BRACCAE (az/a|upf8es),trowsers, pantaloons, were common to ali. BRACAE, TROWSERS. BUCCINA. the nations which encircled the Grqek andRoman population, extending from theIndian to the Atlantic ocean, but were notworn l)y the Greeks and Romans the monuments containingrepresentations of people different from theGreeks and Romans exhibit them introwsers, thus distinguishing them from thelatter people. An example is seen in thepreceding group of Sarmatians. BRACELET. [Armilla.] BRASS. [Aes.] BR A URONl A (0pavpd)via), a festivalcelebrated in honour of Artemis Brauronia,in the Attic town of Brauron, whereOrestes and Iphigeneia, on their returnfrom Tauria, were supposed by the Atheniansto have landed, and left the statue of theTaurian goddess. It was held every fifthyear, and the chief solemnity consisted inthe Attic girls between the ages of five andten years going in solemn procession to thesanctuary, where they were consecrated tothe goddess. During this act the priestssacrificed a goat, and the girls performed apropitiatory rite
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