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SITOU DICE.
345
SOCII.
respect to the sale of corn in the market.
Conspiracies among the corn-dealers (ctito-
iraiAai) to buy up the corn (crwa)l>e«r0al'), or
raise the price (avvLa-rdvai rag rtp-a.?), were
punished with death. The sale of corn was
placed under the supervision of a special
board of officers called Sitophylaces (o-itoi^v-
Aa/ces), while that of all other marketable
commodities was superintended by the agora-
nomi. It was their business to see that meal
and bread were of the proper quality, and
sold at the legal weight and price. Notwith-
standing these careful provisions, scarcities
(a-iTo&tai) frequently occurred at Athens.
The state then made great efforts to supply
the wants of the people by importing large
quantities of corn, and selling it at a low
price. Public granaries were kept in the
Odeum, Pompeum, Long Porch, and naval
storehouse near the sea. Sito?iac (an-wi/ai)
were appointed to get in the supply and
manage the sale. Persons called apodectae
(an-oSe/crai) received the corn, measured it out,
and distributed it in certain quantities.
SITOU DICE (<tCtov SUr,). If anything
happened to sever a marriage contract, the
husband or his representative was bound to
repay the marriage portion (Vpotf) ; or, if he
failed to do so, he was liable to pay interest
upon it at the rate of eighteen per cent, per
annum. A woman's fortune was usually
secured by a mortgage of the husband's pro-
perty ; but whether this was so or not, her
guardian might bring an action against the
party who unjustly withheld it ; SU-q 7rpoi/cb?,
to recover the principal, SU-q o-tVov, for the
interest. The interest was called o-itos (ali-
mony or maintenance), because it was the
income out of which the woman had to be
maintained. The word cn-ros is often used
generally for provisions, just as we use the
word bread.
SITULA, dim. SITELLA (vSpia), was pro-
bably a bucket or pail for drawing and
carrying water, but was more usually applied
to the vessel from which lots were drawn.
The diminutive sitella, however, was more
commonly used in this signification. It ap-
pears that the vessel was filled with water (as
among the Greeks, whence the word vSpta),
and that the lots [sortes) were made of wood ;
and as, though increasing in size below, it
had a narrow neck, only one lot could come
to the top of the water at the same time,
when it was shaken. The vessel used for
drawing lots was also called wma or orca as
well as Situla or Sitella. It is important to un-
derstand the difference in meaning, between
Sitella and Cista, in their use in the eomitia
and courts of justice, since they have been
frequently confounded. The Sitella was me |
urn, from which the names of the tribes 01
centuries were drawn out by lot, so that each
might have its proper place in voting, and
the Cista was the ballot-box into which the
tabellae were cast in voting. The Cista
seems to have been made of wicker or similar
work.
Cista Sitella.
SOCCUS, dim. SOCCULUS, was nearly if
not altogether equivalent in meaning to Cke-
tida, and denoted a slipper or low shoe,
which did not fit closely, and was not fas-
tened by any tie. The Soccus was worn by
comic actors, and was in this respect opposed
to the Cothurnus.
Socci, slippers, worn by a Mimus or Buti'uon. (From an
ancient Painting.)
SOCII (<rupfLax°0- In the early times,
when Rome formed equal alliances with any
of the surrounding nations, these nations
were called Socii. After the dissolution of
the Latin league, when the name Latini, or
Nomen Latinum, was artificially applied to a
great number of Italians, only a few of whom
were real inhabitants of the old Latin towns,
and the majority of whom had been made
Latins by the will and the law of Pome,
there necessarily arose a difference between
these Latins and the Socii, and the expres-
sion Socii Nomen Latinum is one of the old
asyndeta, instead of Socii et Nomen Latinum.
The Italian allies again must be distinguished
from foreign allies. The Italian allies con-
sisted, for the most part, of such nations as
345
SOCII.
respect to the sale of corn in the market.
Conspiracies among the corn-dealers (ctito-
iraiAai) to buy up the corn (crwa)l>e«r0al'), or
raise the price (avvLa-rdvai rag rtp-a.?), were
punished with death. The sale of corn was
placed under the supervision of a special
board of officers called Sitophylaces (o-itoi^v-
Aa/ces), while that of all other marketable
commodities was superintended by the agora-
nomi. It was their business to see that meal
and bread were of the proper quality, and
sold at the legal weight and price. Notwith-
standing these careful provisions, scarcities
(a-iTo&tai) frequently occurred at Athens.
The state then made great efforts to supply
the wants of the people by importing large
quantities of corn, and selling it at a low
price. Public granaries were kept in the
Odeum, Pompeum, Long Porch, and naval
storehouse near the sea. Sito?iac (an-wi/ai)
were appointed to get in the supply and
manage the sale. Persons called apodectae
(an-oSe/crai) received the corn, measured it out,
and distributed it in certain quantities.
SITOU DICE (<tCtov SUr,). If anything
happened to sever a marriage contract, the
husband or his representative was bound to
repay the marriage portion (Vpotf) ; or, if he
failed to do so, he was liable to pay interest
upon it at the rate of eighteen per cent, per
annum. A woman's fortune was usually
secured by a mortgage of the husband's pro-
perty ; but whether this was so or not, her
guardian might bring an action against the
party who unjustly withheld it ; SU-q 7rpoi/cb?,
to recover the principal, SU-q o-tVov, for the
interest. The interest was called o-itos (ali-
mony or maintenance), because it was the
income out of which the woman had to be
maintained. The word cn-ros is often used
generally for provisions, just as we use the
word bread.
SITULA, dim. SITELLA (vSpia), was pro-
bably a bucket or pail for drawing and
carrying water, but was more usually applied
to the vessel from which lots were drawn.
The diminutive sitella, however, was more
commonly used in this signification. It ap-
pears that the vessel was filled with water (as
among the Greeks, whence the word vSpta),
and that the lots [sortes) were made of wood ;
and as, though increasing in size below, it
had a narrow neck, only one lot could come
to the top of the water at the same time,
when it was shaken. The vessel used for
drawing lots was also called wma or orca as
well as Situla or Sitella. It is important to un-
derstand the difference in meaning, between
Sitella and Cista, in their use in the eomitia
and courts of justice, since they have been
frequently confounded. The Sitella was me |
urn, from which the names of the tribes 01
centuries were drawn out by lot, so that each
might have its proper place in voting, and
the Cista was the ballot-box into which the
tabellae were cast in voting. The Cista
seems to have been made of wicker or similar
work.
Cista Sitella.
SOCCUS, dim. SOCCULUS, was nearly if
not altogether equivalent in meaning to Cke-
tida, and denoted a slipper or low shoe,
which did not fit closely, and was not fas-
tened by any tie. The Soccus was worn by
comic actors, and was in this respect opposed
to the Cothurnus.
Socci, slippers, worn by a Mimus or Buti'uon. (From an
ancient Painting.)
SOCII (<rupfLax°0- In the early times,
when Rome formed equal alliances with any
of the surrounding nations, these nations
were called Socii. After the dissolution of
the Latin league, when the name Latini, or
Nomen Latinum, was artificially applied to a
great number of Italians, only a few of whom
were real inhabitants of the old Latin towns,
and the majority of whom had been made
Latins by the will and the law of Pome,
there necessarily arose a difference between
these Latins and the Socii, and the expres-
sion Socii Nomen Latinum is one of the old
asyndeta, instead of Socii et Nomen Latinum.
The Italian allies again must be distinguished
from foreign allies. The Italian allies con-
sisted, for the most part, of such nations as