Apex (headdress)
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apex-headdress-193-12576463
title:
Apex (headdress)
text:
The apex was a cap worn by certain priests in ancient Rome. The essential part of the apex, to which alone the name properly belonged, was a pointed piece of olive-wood called diminutively an apicula, the base of which was surrounded with a lock of wool. This was worn on the top of the head, and was held there either by fillets only, or, as was more commonly the case, was also fastened by means of two strings or bands, or offendices, though the latter word is also interpreted to mean a kind of b
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ancient Roman cap worn by flamines and Salii
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apex_(headdress)
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date modified:
2023-12-12T06:25:29Z
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13
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