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FAX.
176
FEXUS.
man temple, of rectangular construction, is
terminated at its upper extremity by a tri-
angular figure, both in front and rear, which
rests upon the cornice of the entablature as
a base, and has its sides formed by the cor-
nices which terminate the roof. The whole
of this triangle above the trabeation is im-
plied in the term fasticjium, called aeYtu^a
by the Greeks, pediment by our architects.
Fiistigium. (From a Coin.)
The dwelling-houses of the Romans had no
gable ends; consequently when the word is
applied to them, it is not in its strictly tech-
nical sense, but designates the roof simply,
and is to be understood of one -which rises
to an apex, as distinguished from a flat one.
The fastigium, properly so called, was appro-
priated to the temples of the gods ; there-
fore, when the Romans began to bestow di-
vine honours upon Julius Caesar, amongst
other privileges which they decreed to him,
was the liberty of erecting a fastigium to his
house, that is, a portico and pediment towards
the street, like that of a temple.
FAX ($av6s), a torch. As the principal
use of torches was to give light to those who
went abroad after sunset, the portion of the
Roman day immediately succeeding sun-set
was called fax or prima fax. The use of
torches after sun-set, and the practice of cele-
brating marriages at that time, probably led
to the consideration of the torch as one of
the necessary accompaniments and symbols
of marriage. Among the Romans the fax
nuptialis having been lighted at the parental
hearth, was carried before the bride by a boy
whose parents were alive. The torch was also
carried at funerals {fax sepulchralis), both be-
cause these were often nocturnal ceremonies,
and because it was used to set fire to the pile.
FECIALES. [Fetiales.]
FEMIXALIA, worn in winter by Augustus
Caesar, who was very susceptible of cold. It
seems probable that they were breeches re-
sembling ours.
FEXESTRA. [Domus.]
FEXUS or FOEXUS (t6kos), interest of
money.—(1) Greek. At Athens there was
no restriction upon the rate of interest. A
rate might be expressed or represented in
two different ways : (1.) by the number of
oboli or drachmae paid by the month for every
mina,- (2) by the part of the principal (to
apxalov or /ce^aAcuoi') paid as interest either
annually or for the whole period of the loan.
According to the former method, which was
generally used when money was lent upon
real security (tokoi eyyuoi or eyyeeoi), differ-
ent rates were expressed as follows i—lo
oer cent, by eirl irevre 6£oAois, i. c. 5 oboli per
month for every mina, or 60 oboli a year -
10 drachmae —-^ of a mina. Similarly,
12 per cent, by em Spax/J-fj per month.
16 per cent. ,, eir' ok™ 6/3oAoi?
18 per cent. ,, eir' eiWa 6/SoAot5
24 per cent. ,, eiri Sva'i Spa\p.aU
30 per cent. ,, e»ri Tpio-i 6pa/c/ucus
5 per cent. ,, efi rpirio ^lo^oAtw, probably.
Another method was generally adopted in
cases of bottomry (to kiutikoV, tokoi vavTucoi,
or ckoWis), where money was lent upon
the ship's cargo or freightage (e^i tiZ vav\<o),
or the ship itself, for a specified time, com-
monly that of the voyage. By this method
the following rates were thus represented :—
10 per cent, by tokoi £7ri67/caToi, i. e. inte-
rest at the rate of a tenth ; 12i, 16§, 20, 33J,
by toicoi i-Troy&ooi, <?<J>eKTOi, e-i7re;u7rTOi, and
en-iTpiToi, respectively. The usual rates of
interest at Athens about the time of Demos-
thenes varied from 12 to 18 per cent.—(2)
Roman. Towards the close of the republic,
and also under the emperors, 12 per cent,
was the legal rate of interest. The interest
became due on the first of every month :
hence the phrases tristcs or celeres calendae
and calendariiim, the latter meaning a debt-
book or book of accounts. The rate of inte-
rest was expressed in the time of Cicero, and
afterwards, by means of the as and its divi-
sions, according to the following table :—
Asses usurae, or one as per
month for the use of one
hundred.....=12 per cent.
Deunces usurae .... 11 ,,
Dextantes „.....10 »
Dodrantes ,,.....H >>
Besses ,,.....8 »
Septunces „....." >.
Semisses „.....6 ,,
Quincunces „.....S ,,
Trientes ,,.....4 ,,
Quadrantes,,.....3 ,,
Sextantes....... - >>
Unciae ,,.....1 >>
Instead of the phrase asses usurae, a syno-
nynie was used, viz. ve/itesimae. usurae, in-
176
FEXUS.
man temple, of rectangular construction, is
terminated at its upper extremity by a tri-
angular figure, both in front and rear, which
rests upon the cornice of the entablature as
a base, and has its sides formed by the cor-
nices which terminate the roof. The whole
of this triangle above the trabeation is im-
plied in the term fasticjium, called aeYtu^a
by the Greeks, pediment by our architects.
Fiistigium. (From a Coin.)
The dwelling-houses of the Romans had no
gable ends; consequently when the word is
applied to them, it is not in its strictly tech-
nical sense, but designates the roof simply,
and is to be understood of one -which rises
to an apex, as distinguished from a flat one.
The fastigium, properly so called, was appro-
priated to the temples of the gods ; there-
fore, when the Romans began to bestow di-
vine honours upon Julius Caesar, amongst
other privileges which they decreed to him,
was the liberty of erecting a fastigium to his
house, that is, a portico and pediment towards
the street, like that of a temple.
FAX ($av6s), a torch. As the principal
use of torches was to give light to those who
went abroad after sunset, the portion of the
Roman day immediately succeeding sun-set
was called fax or prima fax. The use of
torches after sun-set, and the practice of cele-
brating marriages at that time, probably led
to the consideration of the torch as one of
the necessary accompaniments and symbols
of marriage. Among the Romans the fax
nuptialis having been lighted at the parental
hearth, was carried before the bride by a boy
whose parents were alive. The torch was also
carried at funerals {fax sepulchralis), both be-
cause these were often nocturnal ceremonies,
and because it was used to set fire to the pile.
FECIALES. [Fetiales.]
FEMIXALIA, worn in winter by Augustus
Caesar, who was very susceptible of cold. It
seems probable that they were breeches re-
sembling ours.
FEXESTRA. [Domus.]
FEXUS or FOEXUS (t6kos), interest of
money.—(1) Greek. At Athens there was
no restriction upon the rate of interest. A
rate might be expressed or represented in
two different ways : (1.) by the number of
oboli or drachmae paid by the month for every
mina,- (2) by the part of the principal (to
apxalov or /ce^aAcuoi') paid as interest either
annually or for the whole period of the loan.
According to the former method, which was
generally used when money was lent upon
real security (tokoi eyyuoi or eyyeeoi), differ-
ent rates were expressed as follows i—lo
oer cent, by eirl irevre 6£oAois, i. c. 5 oboli per
month for every mina, or 60 oboli a year -
10 drachmae —-^ of a mina. Similarly,
12 per cent, by em Spax/J-fj per month.
16 per cent. ,, eir' ok™ 6/3oAoi?
18 per cent. ,, eir' eiWa 6/SoAot5
24 per cent. ,, eiri Sva'i Spa\p.aU
30 per cent. ,, e»ri Tpio-i 6pa/c/ucus
5 per cent. ,, efi rpirio ^lo^oAtw, probably.
Another method was generally adopted in
cases of bottomry (to kiutikoV, tokoi vavTucoi,
or ckoWis), where money was lent upon
the ship's cargo or freightage (e^i tiZ vav\<o),
or the ship itself, for a specified time, com-
monly that of the voyage. By this method
the following rates were thus represented :—
10 per cent, by tokoi £7ri67/caToi, i. e. inte-
rest at the rate of a tenth ; 12i, 16§, 20, 33J,
by toicoi i-Troy&ooi, <?<J>eKTOi, e-i7re;u7rTOi, and
en-iTpiToi, respectively. The usual rates of
interest at Athens about the time of Demos-
thenes varied from 12 to 18 per cent.—(2)
Roman. Towards the close of the republic,
and also under the emperors, 12 per cent,
was the legal rate of interest. The interest
became due on the first of every month :
hence the phrases tristcs or celeres calendae
and calendariiim, the latter meaning a debt-
book or book of accounts. The rate of inte-
rest was expressed in the time of Cicero, and
afterwards, by means of the as and its divi-
sions, according to the following table :—
Asses usurae, or one as per
month for the use of one
hundred.....=12 per cent.
Deunces usurae .... 11 ,,
Dextantes „.....10 »
Dodrantes ,,.....H >>
Besses ,,.....8 »
Septunces „....." >.
Semisses „.....6 ,,
Quincunces „.....S ,,
Trientes ,,.....4 ,,
Quadrantes,,.....3 ,,
Sextantes....... - >>
Unciae ,,.....1 >>
Instead of the phrase asses usurae, a syno-
nynie was used, viz. ve/itesimae. usurae, in-