- praetexta
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PRAETEXTA — Togae species, Etruscae, ut Plinius censet, originis, ita appellata est, quod in extrema ora limboque purpuram praetextam sive circumtextam haberet: quam ob rem a Plutarcho περιπόρφυρος nominatur. Instituisse illam omnium primum Romae Tullium… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Praetexta — Pr[ae]*tex ta, n.; pl. {Pr[ae]text[ae]}, E. {Pr[ae]textas}. [L. (sc. toga), fr. praetextus, p. p. of praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae before + texere to weave.] (Rom. Antiq.) A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Praetexta — (lat.), das mit einem Purpurstreifen besetzte Nationalkleid der Römer, s. Toga. Daher P. (Praetextata tragoedia), eine römische Tragödie, deren Sujet ein Vorfall aus der römischen Geschichte war, s. Tragödie … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Praetexta — (lat.), s. Toga … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Praetexta — Praetẹxta [lateinisch »die vorn Verbrämte«] die, /...tae, die mit einem Purpurstreifen entlang dem Rand verbrämte Toga der altrömischen Oberbeamten; danach das ernste Nationaldrama der Römer (Fabula praetexta oder praetextata); in ihm trug der … Universal-Lexikon
Praetexta — A Praetexta or Praetexta Fabula was a category of Roman tragedy which dealt with the themes of historical Roman figures, instead of the conventional Greek myths. Writers of praetextae included Ennius, Pacuvius and Lucius Accius. The name… … Wikipedia
praetexta — /pree tek steuh/, n., pl. praetextae / tek stee/. 1. (in ancient Rome) a white toga with a broad purple border, worn by priests and magistrates as an official costume, and by certain other Romans as ceremonial dress. 2. a similar garment worn by… … Universalium
Praetexta — Prae|tex|ta [prɛ...] die; , ...ten <aus gleichbed. lat. (fabula) praetexta> altröm. ernstes Nationaldrama; vgl. ↑Prätext … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
PRAETEXTA — praetextam, praetextas … Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions
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