. 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. the Egyptians; but for what preciseobject is still undetermined. Itwas, however, adopted by the Etrus-cans (Plin. xxxvi. 19. § 4.)and the Romans, as an appropriatedesign for sepulchral monuments ; allthose which are mentioned by theirwriters having been constructed forthat purpose, as well as the one now
. 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. the Egyptians; but for what preciseobject is still undetermined. Itwas, however, adopted by the Etrus-cans (Plin. xxxvi. 19. § 4.)and the Romans, as an appropriatedesign for sepulchral monuments ; allthose which are mentioned by theirwriters having been constructed forthat purpose, as well as the one nowremaining at Rome, which is knownas the pyramid of C. Cestius; andthe one here introduced from an en- graved gem, which is identified as atomb by the accompanying figure ofa gladiator, a class of whom, termedbustuarii, were engaged to fight roundthe burning pyre of distinguishedpersons. PYRGUS. (Sidon. Ep. viii. 12.)A word coined from the Greek irvpyos,though not occurring with the sameidentical signification in that lan-guage, and for which the genuineLatin word is Turkic cxa, which see. PYRRHICHA and PYRR-. HICHE (Trvppixo)- A Greek war-dance of Doric origin, performed to thesound of the flute in rapid measure,the performers wearing their armour,and imitating by their motions theattack and defence of combatants ina battle. The illustration, which iscopied from a fictile vase, is generallyreceived as a representation of theold Pyrrhic dance, as executed bythe Greeks ; an imitation of whichwas introduced at Rome by JuliusCaesar, and also exhibited by suc-ceeding emperors. Suet. Jul. , 12. Spart. Hadr. 19. PYTHAULA or -LES QirvBatXris).In its original and proper acceptationsignified a musician who played anair upon the pipe (auAos), expressiveof the combat between Apollo andthe Python (Hygin. Fab. 273.);whence the name was afterwardsgiven to a musical performer at thetheatre, who played the accompa-niment to a single voice, as contra-distinguished from the Choraides,who
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