aedituus
aedituus
- Herbert Jennings Rose
- and John North
Extract
Aedituus (older form, aeditumnus), the keeper or sacristan of a consecrated building in Rome (aedes sacra). The word was applied to a wide range of officials, including both men of high rank charged with control of the building and those who carried out the lowly tasks of cleaning etc.
Subjects
- Roman Myth and Religion