Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Bajulus

Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)

BAJ'ULUS (νωτοφόρος, φορτηγός). A porter, or any person who carries burdens on his back, as shown in the illustration (Bajulus/1.1) from a painting in a sepulchral chamber at Rome. Plaut. Poen. v. 6. 17. Cic. Par. iii. 2.

2. In the Roman househould, a slave who performed the same duties as the porter of a modern establishment, such as carrying parcels, letters, &c. Hieron. Ep. 6. ad Julian. n. 1.

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  Bajulus/1.1