![]() Not only mere passwords were circulated in this manner, but also, occasionally, general orders. The regulation was that the whole of the tesserae should be restored before it was dark, and if any one was found not returning the tessera at the appointed time, the row to which it belonged could be quickly discovered by means of the number or mark at the top, and so an investigation took place as to the cause of the delay, and punishment was inflicted upon the parties found to be at fault. Then it was returned by the person who received it last to the tribune. With this he returned to the maniple or turma to which he belonged, and taking witnesses, delivered it to the officer of the next adjoining maniple or turma, and to the next until it had passed along the whole line. One man was chosen out of each of those maniples (common soldiers) and turmae (troop of cavalry containing thirty men, a squadron) that were quartered at that extremity of the lines most remote from the Principia.Įach of these individuals ( tesserarius) went near sunset to the tent of the tribune, and received from him a tessera, on which the password and also a certain number or mark were inscribed. In the Roman army, the watchword for the night was not communicated verbally, but by means of a small rectangular tablet of wood upon which it was written. Why tessera also means “password” in Latin.Ī watchword was used at night and it consisted of a word or phrase that someone must say to prove that he was a bona fide member of a Roman unit or, if the authorized password was not used, he was considered an enemy. tessera theatratis (TES uh ruh thee” uh TRAY lis), a ticket for admission to the theater.tessera nummaria (TES uh ruh nuh MAY ri uh), a voucher for a dole of money.tessera militaris (TES uh ruh mil” i TAY ris), a small billet or tablet, or the like, and distributed through the division of an army.tessera hospitalis (TES uh ruh hahs” pi TAY lis), a pledge of hospitality and friendship, a token half of which was kept by each of two friends.tessera fragmentaria (TES uh ruh fryoo” men TAY ri uh), a voucher for a dole of provisions.Etymology: from Greek tessares, "four" and from Latin "cube".Ī similar piece, though often modified in shape, used as a ticket, token, certificate, etc. Used as a die in gambling or in the composition of mosaic.ĩ. In Roman antiquity, a small cube of ivory, bone, wood, etc. A curvilinear (curved or rounded) rectangle.Ĩ. A carapace is a thick hard case or shell made of bone or chitin that covers part of the body especially, the back of an animal such as a crab, turtle, or armadillo.ħ. In zoology, a small rectangular plate of bone, as found in the carapace of the armadillo. A small piece of marble, glass, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used in mosaic work, as for making pavements, the ornamenting of walls, etc.Ħ. A token or password from a quest and host sharing a broken die.ĥ. In ancient history, a small quadrilateral tablet of wood, bone, ivory, or the like, used for various purposes, as a token, tally, ticket, label, etc.Ĥ. which was used in mosaic work or decorations made of small pieces of stone, glass, wood, etc of different colors inlaid to form a picture or a design.ģ. From Latin, a square piece, a die an abbreviation of the Greek word tessaragonos, meaning four-cornered, square.Ģ. ![]()
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