School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . the Per-sians clibanarii. 2. Decked vessels, in opposition toAphracti. [Aphractus. ] CATAPULTA. [Tormentum.] CATARACT A (KaTappaKTrjs), a port-cullis, so called because it fell with greatforce and a loud noise. It was an additionaldefence, suspended by iron rings and ropes,before the gates of a city, in such a mannerthat, when the enemy had come up to thegates, the portcullis might be let down soas to shut them in, and to enable the be-sieged to assail them from above. CATEIA, a missile used in war by theGermans, Gauls, and some of the Italian
School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . the Per-sians clibanarii. 2. Decked vessels, in opposition toAphracti. [Aphractus. ] CATAPULTA. [Tormentum.] CATARACT A (KaTappaKTrjs), a port-cullis, so called because it fell with greatforce and a loud noise. It was an additionaldefence, suspended by iron rings and ropes,before the gates of a city, in such a mannerthat, when the enemy had come up to thegates, the portcullis might be let down soas to shut them in, and to enable the be-sieged to assail them from above. CATEIA, a missile used in war by theGermans, Gauls, and some of the Italiannations, supposed to resemble the Aclis. CATERVARII. [Gladiatores.] CATHEDRA, a seat or chair, was moreparticularly applied to a soft seat used bywomen, whereas sella signified a seat com-mon to both sexes. The cathedrae were,no doubt, of various forms and sizes; butthey usually appear to nave had backs tothem. On the cathedra in the annexed cutis seated a bride, who is being fanned by CAUPONA. a female slave with a fan made of CATEEDRA. Women were also accustomed to be car-ried abroad in these cathedrae instead of inlecticae, which practice was sometimesadopted by effeminate persons of the othersex. The word cathedra was also appliedto the chair or pulpit from which lectureswere read. CAVAEDIUM. [DoMus.] CAVALRY. [Exercitus; Equites.] CAVEA. [Theatrum.] CAUPONA. 1. An inn, where tra-vellers obtained food and lodging ; in whichsense it answered to the Greek words irav-SoKuov, Karaydoyiov, and Kardhvais. Innsfor the accommodation of persons of allclasses existed among the Greeks and Ro-mans, although they were not equal eitherin size or convenience to similar placesin modern times. An inn was also called taberna and to-berna diversoria, or simply diversorium ordeversorinm. 2, A shop, where wine and ready-dressedmeat were sold, thus corresponding to theGreek KairrjAehv. The person who kept a CAUSIA. caupona was called cnupo. In Greek /cotttj-\os signifies in ge
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