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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), (search)
lia'nus, Petro'nius 1. P. Petronius Turpilianus, triumvir of the mint under Augustus, whose name occurs on a great variety of coins, seven of which are given below. The first has on the obverse the head of Augustus, and on the reverse the virgin Tarpeia overwhelmed by the shields cast upon her, which subject has a reference to the Sabine origin of the Petronia gens. The next three coins relate to the Eastern glories of Augustus and the restitution of the Roman standards by the Parthians in B. C. 20. The second coin has on the obverse the head of the goddess Feronia, which likewise has reference to the Sabine origin of the gens, and on the reverse a kneeling Parthian offering a standard. The third coin has the same obverse, and on the reverse a man in a chariot drawn by two elephants, holding an olive branch in his hand, which subject probably has reference to the Indian embassy sent to Augustus in A. D. 20. The fourth coin has on the obverse the head of Libera, or perhaps of Bacchus,
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Vespillo (search)
Vespillo 3. Q. Lucretius Vespillo, the son of No. 2, served in the Pompeian fleet in B. C. 48. He was proscribed by the triumvirs in B. C. 43, out more fortunate than his father, was concealed by his wife Thuria in his own house at Rome, till his friends obtained his pardon. In B. C. 20, he was one of the deputation which the senate sent to Augustus at Athens to request the latter to assume the consulship for the following year, but he declined the honour, and appointed Vespillo, who was accordingly consul with C. Sentius Saturninus in B. C. 19. (Caes. Civ. 3.7; Appian, App. BC 4.44 ; V. Max. 6.7.2; D. C. 54.10.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), (search)
osque reposcere signa, appears to allude to Augustus receiving back the standards taken by the Parthians from M. Licinius Crassus B. C. 53. This event belongs to B. C. 20 (D. C. 54.8); and if the passage of Virgil refers to it, the poet must have been working at his seventh book in B. C. 20. When Augustus was returning from SamoB. C. 20. When Augustus was returning from Samos, where he had spent the winter of B. C. 20, he met Virgil at Athens. The poet it is said had intended to make a tour of Greece, but he accompanied the emperor to Megara and thence to Italy. His health, which had been long declining, was now completely broken, and he died soon after his arrival at Brundusium on the 22d of SeptembB. C. 20, he met Virgil at Athens. The poet it is said had intended to make a tour of Greece, but he accompanied the emperor to Megara and thence to Italy. His health, which had been long declining, was now completely broken, and he died soon after his arrival at Brundusium on the 22d of September B. C. 19, not having quite completed his fifty-first year. His remains were transferred to Naples, which had been his favourite residence, and placed on the road (Via Puteolana) from Naples to Puteoli (Pozzuoli) between the first and second milestone from Naples. The monument, now called the tomb of Virgil, is not on the road w
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Vitru'vius (search)
. C. 27) is evident from the passage (5.1) in which he speaks of the basilica at Fanum, of which he himself was the architect, as erected subsequently to the temple of Augustus at that place. Again, from the way in which he mentions the emperor's sister in his dedication, it appears probable, though, it must be confessed, not certain, that she was still alive. Now Octavia, the favourite sister of Augustus, died in B. C. 11. Hence the date of the composition of the work lies probably between B. C. 20 and B. C. 11. At the former date, Vitruvius would be about 56, if we assume him to have been about thirty when he was in Africa with Caesar. This date is confirmed by the way in which he speaks of Lucretius, Cicero, and Varro, as quite recent authors. Works De Architectura Libri X. The object of his work appears to have had reference to himself, as well as to his subject. We have seen that he professes his intention to furnish the emperor with a standard by which to judge of the build
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith), Zenodo'rus (search)
Zenodo'rus （*Zhno/dwros), tetrarch of Trachonitis and the surrounding country, disturbed his neighbours by his predatory incursions, and was in consequence deprived by Augustus of almost all his possessions, which were given to Herod about B. C. 24. When Augustus came to Syria in B. C. 20. Zenodorus appeared before the emperor to beg for a restitution of his dominions, but he died suddenly at Antioch in the course of the same year. and the remainder of his territories was likewise bestowed upon Herod. There are coins extant struck by Zenodorus. The specimen annexed contains on the obverse the head of Augustus, and on the reverse that of Zenodorus. (J. AJ 15.10. §§ 1-3, B. J. 1.15. s. 20.4; D. C. 54.9; Strab. xvi. p.756; Eckhel, vol. iii. p. 496.
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), C. (search)
e latter. In the late Dr. Abbott's museum of Egyptian Antiquities, New York City, are three of the ancient cupping-horns, similar to those used through the East at the present time. The operator exhausts the air through a small hole at the point of the horn, to which he applies his mouth, and then covers it with a piece of leather, which is attached to it for that purpose. They were found in tombs at Sakkarah. Cupping-instruments are described by Hippocrates 413 B. C., and by Celsus 20 B. C. Hero of Alexandria states that the instrument is intended to be used without fire, referring to the practice then in vogue of rarefying the air within the tube as a means of obtaining a partial vacuum. The cupping-glass (A, Fig. 1552) described by Hero, has an outer chamber with an open mouth a, and an inner chamber b, divided from the former by a diaphragm f; m is a valve which governs the opening e in the diaphragm; the valve d governs the opening c by which the chamber b is connected
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 2, Chapter 15: Worcester County. (search)
st to fill the quota of the town, and the treasurer was authorized to borrow money to pay the bounties. August 25th, the bounty to volunteers was increased to one hundred and twenty-five dollars. 1863. March 2d, The treasurer was authorized to borrow a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars to pay State aid to the families of volunteers. 1864. March 7th, A vote similar to the above was passed. April 18th, Five hundred dollars were appropriated for bounties and recruiting purposes. June 20th, Six hundred and twenty-five dollars were granted for recruits furnished in place of drafted men. August 15th, The sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars was fixed as the bounty to be paid by the town to each volunteer enlisting to the credit of the town. 1865. March 6th, One thousand dollars were voted for aid to families of volunteers. June 5th, Three thousand three hundred and seventy-two dollars were voted to reimburse citizens who had advanced money for recruiting purposes.
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