School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . r2»4^i),««««*- ^-—3^ CLIPBUS, SHIELD. When the census was instituted by Ser-vius Tullius at Rome, the first class onlyused the clipeus, and the second were armedwith the scutum [Scutuji] ; but after theRoman soldiery received pay, the clipeus wasdiscontinued altogether for the scutum. CLOACA, a sewer, a drain. Romewas intersected by numerous sewers, some. of which were of an immense size: themost celebrated of them was the cloacamaxima,the construction of which is ascribedto Tarquinius Priscus. It was formed bythree tiers of arches, one within
School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . r2»4^i),««««*- ^-—3^ CLIPBUS, SHIELD. When the census was instituted by Ser-vius Tullius at Rome, the first class onlyused the clipeus, and the second were armedwith the scutum [Scutuji] ; but after theRoman soldiery received pay, the clipeus wasdiscontinued altogether for the scutum. CLOACA, a sewer, a drain. Romewas intersected by numerous sewers, some. of which were of an immense size: themost celebrated of them was the cloacamaxima,the construction of which is ascribedto Tarquinius Priscus. It was formed bythree tiers of arches, one within the other,the innermost of which is a semicircularvault of 14 feet in diameter. The manner ofits construction is shown in the precedingcut. Under the republic, the administrationof the sewers was entrusted to the censors;but under the empire, particular officerswere appointed for that purpose, calledcloacarum curatores, who employed con-demned criminals in cleansing and repairingthem. CLOCK. [HOROLOGIUM,] COA VESTIS, the Coan robe, was atransparent dress, chiefly worn by women ofloose reputation. It has been supposed tohave been made of silk, because in Cos silkwas spun and woven at a very early period. CO ACTOR, the name of collectors ofvarious sorts, e. g. the servants of the pub-licani, or farmers of the public taxes, whocollected the revenues for them, and thosewho collected the money from th
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