Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Agitator

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

AGITA'TOR. Generally one who puts any thing in motion; but more especially applied to those who drive cattle; and in the following special cases.

1. Agitator aselli (ὀνηλάτης). A donkey boy, or donkey driver (Virg. Georg. i. 273.). From a fictile lamp (Agitator/1.1) formerly in the possession of Fabretti (Col. Tr. Addend. p. ult.).

2. Agitator equorum (ἡνίοχος). A coachman, or charioteer, who drove another person in a carriage, whether a chariot of war or not. (Virg. Aen. ii. 476. The illustration (Agitator/2.1) is from a terra cotta, representing Paris carrying away Helen. Wink. Mon. Ined. 117.

3. When used by itself and without any other word to modify or distinguish it, a driver at the chariot-races of the Circus (Plaut. Men. i. 2. 50. Suet. Nero, 22.) Compare AURIGA. The illustration (Agitator/3.1) is from a terra cotta lamp, formerly in the possession of Bartoli.

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