. 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. rope, from a painting at Herculaneum(all of whom are in different attitudes,and exhibiting some characteristicfeat), indicates the general degree ofperfection to which the ancients hadcarried this art, as the figure isplaying upon the double pipes, whilehe dances on the rope to his ownmusic. FUNDA ((T^vUvti).
. 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. rope, from a painting at Herculaneum(all of whom are in different attitudes,and exhibiting some characteristicfeat), indicates the general degree ofperfection to which the ancients hadcarried this art, as the figure isplaying upon the double pipes, whilehe dances on the rope to his ownmusic. FUNDA ((T^vUvti). A sling, fordischarging stones, or leaden plum-mets (glandes); aweapon common-ly used in warfareby the Spaniards,Persians, Egyp-tians, and otherforeign nations;and also occa-sionally by theRomans, as isshown by theannexed figure,. 30b FUNDA FUNDULA. representing a Roman soldier in thearmy of Trajan, from the columnerected in honour of that H. N. vii. 37. Virg. 309. Serv. ad I. Id. JEn. ix. 586. FUNDITORES. 2. {a^(piQ\y](TTpov). A casting-net;employed, like our own, for takingfish in rivers(Virg. Georg. Servius ad Orig. 2.) ; but appa-rently cast frombehind, and overthe right shoulder(instead of beingdischarged fromthe left shoulder,and in front, of theperson throwing it, as is now the prac-tice); that is, if the annexed figure,from a mosaic in the Thermae ofTitus, affords a faithful representationof the manner in which it wasthrown. The expression of Virgil,however, verberat amnem, gives anexact description of the manner inwhich the casting-net falls upon thewaters. 3. A bag or pack slung over theshoulders, for the convenience ofcarrying money, or any other smallarticles (Macrob. Sat ii. 4.); pro-
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