Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Campestre

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

CAMPES'TRE. A kilt, fastened round the loins, and reaching about two thirds down the thigh; worn for the sake of decency by gladiators and soldiers while training, or by persons taking violent exercise in public, when otherwise divested of clothing (Hor. Ep. i. 11. 18. Augustin. Civ. Dei, xiv. 17.); so called because these exercises were commonly performed in the Campus Martius. In very hot weather it was also worn by some persons, instead of a tunic, under the toga. (Ascon. in Cic. Orat. pro Scauro). The illustration (Campestre/1.1) represents a gladiator with the campestre, from a terra-cotta lamp.

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  Campestre/1.1