Encyclopedia of antiquities : and elements of archaeology, classical and mediæval (1843)
Fosbroke, Thomas Dudley, 1770-1842 · London : M. A. Nattali · leaf 486
t to wear one was deemed a mark of dii=solute habits. Menwore it very high, and women immediatelyunder the bosom. Their zone had in front apart called Strophium, where they placed gems.Soldiers used the girdle to carry the sword, andtaking it away was a mode of inflicting ignominy.It v.as used… … George IV. Kinrj of Great Britain.—Pistrucci made it from the Life, 1824. CHAPTER XXI. NUMISMATICKS. I. Ancient ^Era. Introduction. Tlie art of Coin-age certainly originated in the East,and has been ascribed to Bacchus orOsiris ; but, according to Herodotus,the Lydians first struck money of goldor…
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