Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

CLIPEUS. CLIPEUS. 297
Climate. Parallel. Longest Day. I,atitude. Passing through
I. 1 12h. Om. 0~ 0O
2 12 15 4 15 Taprobane.
-1I. 03 12 30 8 25 Sinus Avalites.
4 12 45 12 30 - Adule Sinus.
III. 5 1 3 0 16 27 Ierold.
6 13 15 20 14 Napata.
IV. 7 13 50 23 51 Svene.
8 13 4-5 27 12 Ptolemais in Egypt.
17h 9 114 0 SO 2 Looer Egypt.
10 14 15 33 18 Middle of Phoenicia.
VI. 11 14 30 36 0 Ithodus.
12 14 45 38 S5 Smyrna.
VII. 13 15 0 40 56 Hellespont.
14 15 15 43 41 Massilia.
VIII. 15 15 30 45 1 Middle of the Euxine.
16 15 45 46 51 Sources of the Danube.
IX. 17 16 0 48 32 Mouth of the Borysthenes.
18 16 15 50 4 Mliddle of the Palus Maeotis.
X. 19 16 30 51 40 Southern Britain.
20 16 45 52 50 Mouths of the Rhine.
X I. 21 17 0 54 30 Mouths of the Tanais.
22 17 15 55 0 The Brigantes in Britain.
XI?. 23.17 30 56 0 Britannia Magna.
24 17 45 57 0 Caturactonium in Britain.
XIII. 25 18 0 58 0 South of Britannia Parva.
26 18 30 59 30 Middle of ditto
XSV. 27 19 0 61 0 North of ditto
28 19 30 62 0 Ebudes Insulae.
XV. 29 20 0 63 0 Thule.
0o 21 0 64 30 Unknown Scythian Tribes.
XVI. 31 22 0 65 S0 Unknown Scythian Tribes.
32 23 0 66 0
XVII. 133 24 0 66 8g 40"/
34 1 month about 67~ 15'
XVIII. 35 2 --- 69 30
36 3 -- 73 20
XIX. 37 4 - 78 20
38 5 - 84 0
39 6 -.90 0
CLI'PEUS (daoris), the large shield worn by shield, as well as the helmet, from the Egyptians
the Greeks and Romans, which was originally of a (Herod. iv. 180; Plat. Tiet. p. 24, b.)
circular form, and is said to have been first used by The shield used by the Homeric heroes was
Proetus and Acrisius of Argos (Paus. ii. 25. ~ 6), large enough to cover the whole man. It was
and therefore is called clipeus Argolicus (Virg. Aen. sometimes made of osiers twisted together, called
iii. 637), and likened to the sun. (Compare also Irea, or of wood: the wood or wicker was then
a&o'ria rdvTroed aE'r, Hom. nl. iii. 347, v. 453, covered over with ox hides of several folds deep,
a&ar-las escvK'Aovs, xiv. 428; Varr. De Ling. Lat. and finally bound round the edge with metal.
v. 19, ed. MUller; Festus, s. u.) According to (Heom. In. xii. 295.) The outer rim is termed
other accounts, however, the Greeks obtained the Y &vTvT (Il. xviii. 479), Yfvs (Eur. 2Troad. 1205),