. 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. Roman armieswere divided by maniples, is insertedin order to illustrate the generalmethod upon which a Roman campwas constructed, and not as an au-thentic design from any ancientmonument. Some of the minor de-tails were necessarily altered after thecustom of dividing the legions intocohorts, instead of manipl
. 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. Roman armieswere divided by maniples, is insertedin order to illustrate the generalmethod upon which a Roman campwas constructed, and not as an au-thentic design from any ancientmonument. Some of the minor de-tails were necessarily altered after thecustom of dividing the legions intocohorts, instead of maniples, had ob-tained ; but the general plan and prin-cipal features of the interior distri-bution, remained the same. 2. Castra Prcetoriana. The per-manent camp on the skirts of thecity of Rome, in which the PraBtorianguards were stationed. (Suet. Tac. Ann. iv. 2.) A portion ofthe high brick wall which enclosed it,with one of the gates, is still to beseen standing near the Porta Pia,where it forms a part of the presentcity walls, into the general circuit ofwhich it was taken when they wereextended by Aurelian. 3. Castra navalia or nautica. Anaval encampment; i. e. a line offortification formed round the shipsof a fleet, to protect them from theenemy, when they were drawn up. ashore. Cses. B. G. v. 22. Nepos,Alcib. 8. CASTRUM. An augmentativeof Casa, meaning in its primarysense a large or strongly-built hut,and thence a fort or fortress ; thoughthe diminutive Castellum was re-tained in more common use. Nepos,Alcib. 9. Virg. Mn. vi. 776. CASTULA. A womans petti-coat; worn next the skin, and fas-tened under thebreast, which it leftexposed. (Varro,de Vit. Pop. Horn,ap. Non. s. v. Cal-tula, p. 584.) Inearly works of art,it is often repre-sented as the onlyunder garment, orsole article of theattire, similar to thefigure in the en-graving, from a bas-relief on anEtruscan tomb; but the Romanwomen mostly wore a tunic or someother article of dress over the breastand shoulders, so
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