. 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. CLAVARIUM. CLAVIGER. 173 the hand; and frequently with theknots left rough upon it (irrasa, viii. 584.); as in the example,representing the club of Hercules,from a Pompeian painting. CompareClaviger, 1. 4. (^KOpVVT], pOTTCLhOV 0~lb*i)p(a T6TU- Xoifxivov). A mace, or war club,having an iron head, thi
. 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. CLAVARIUM. CLAVIGER. 173 the hand; and frequently with theknots left rough upon it (irrasa, viii. 584.); as in the example,representing the club of Hercules,from a Pompeian painting. CompareClaviger, 1. 4. (^KOpVVT], pOTTCLhOV 0~lb*i)p(a T6TU- Xoifxivov). A mace, or war club,having an iron head, thickly studdedwith knobs or sharp spikes, affixedto the wooden handle. In this form. it is mentioned by Homer (27. ), and by Herodotus (vii. 63.),when describing the accoutrementsof the Assyrians who followed thearmy of Xerxes, and is representedby the engraving, from an ancientRoman fresco painting of the VillaAlbani, where it appears as theweapon of Mars; thus proving thatthe Romans were also acquaintedwith the implement, though they donot appear to have designated it byany characteristic name. CLAVARIUM. An allowanceof money made to the Roman sol-diery, for the purpose of providingnails (clavi caligares) for their Hist. iii. 50. and Clavus, 5. CLAVATOR. Either a suttler,or soldiers servant, who carried hisbaggage (Plaut. Bud. iii. 5. 25.), inwhich sense it would be synonymouswith Calo ; or, a recruit, who prac-tised his exercises with a woodenstave (Clava, 2.) before being en-trusted with a sword. Festus, CLAVATUS. Striped with gold,purple, or other colours. It was customary amongst the Romans toweave stripes of this nature into theircl
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