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cella, a place of concealment, store-room, cell, granary
cella , ae, f.: a storeroom, granary, wine-cellar; cell of the honeycomb, 1.433; shrine, of a temple.
cella, ae, f. cf. celo, oc-cul-o, clam, v. Varr. L. L. 5, 33, 45
; Fest. p. 50
, a storeroom
- I In agricult. lang., a place for depositing grain or fruits, or for the abode of animals, a granary, stall, etc.: olearia, vinaria, penaria, etc., Cato, R. R. 3, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 11, 2; Col. 1, 6, 9; 12, 18, 3; Cic. Sen. 16, 56; id. Verr. 2, 2, 2, § 5; 2, 3, 87, § 200 sq. al.; cf. id. Pis. 27, 67; Verg. G. 2, 96; Hor. C. 1, 37, 6; id. S. 2, 8, 46; Vitr. 6, 9: columbarum, dovecotes, Col. 8, 8, 3: anserum, id. 8, 14, 9.— Also of the cells of bees, Verg. G. 4, 164; id. A. 1, 433; Plin. 11, 11, 10, § 26.—Hence, dare, emere, imperare aliquid in cellam, to furnish, purchase, procure the things necessary for a house, for the kitchen, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 87, § 201 sq.; id. Div. in Caecil. 10, 30. —Facetiously: cella promptuaria = carcer, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 4; cf. id. ib. 1, 1, 3: reliqui in ventre cellae uni locum, Plaut. Curc. 3, 17.-
- II Transf., of the small, simple dwelling apartments of men, a chamber, closet, cabinet, hut, cot, etc., Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 13; esp. of servants, Cato, R. R. 14: ostiarii, the porter's lodge, Vitr. 6, 10; Petr. 29, 1; 77, 4; and of slaves, Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 67; Hor. S. 1, 8, 8 al.—Of a poor man's garret, Mart. 7, 20, 21; 8, 14, 5: cella pauperis, a chamber for self-denial, etc., Sen. Ep. 18, 7; 100, 6; cf. Mart. 3, 48.—
- B The part of a temple in which the image of a god stood, the chapel, Vitr. 3, 1; 4, 1; Cic.
Phil. 3, 12, 30; Liv. 5, 50, 6; 6, 29, 9 al.—
- C An apartment in a bathing-house, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 11; Pall. 1, 40, 4; Veg. 2, 6, 3.—
- D A room in a brothel, Petr. 8, 4; Juv. 6, 122; 6, 128: inscripta, Mart. 11, 45, 1.
cella, (9) æ, f. (celo) , ¶ 1 endroit où lʼon serre qqch., grenier, magasin : cella vinaria, olearia, penaria Cic. CM 56, cellier à vin, à huile, garde-manger ; emere frumentum in cellam Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 202, acheter du blé pour son approvisionnement personnel || [fig.] cella penaria rei publicæ nostræ (Sicilia) Cat. d. Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 5, la Sicile est le grenier à blé de Rome ¶ 2 petite chambre, chambrette : concludere se in cellam aliquam Ter. Ad. 552, sʼenfermer dans quelque réduit ; cellæ servorum Cic. Phil. 2, 67, réduits des esclaves ; cella pauperis Sen. Ep. 18, 7 ; 100, 6, le réduit du pauvre [chambre misérable que les riches avaient dans leurs demeures luxueuses pour y faire une sorte de retraite par raffinement, cf. Sen. Helv. 12, 3 ], cf. Mart. 3, 48, 1 ¶ 3 salle de bains : Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 17, 11 ¶ 4 partie du temple où se trouvait la statue du dieu, sanctuaire : Jovis cella Liv. 5, 50, 6, le sanctuaire de Jupiter ¶ 5 logement des animaux : columbarum Col. Rust. 8, 8, 3, pigeonnier ¶ 6 alvéoles des ruches, cellules : Virg. G. 4, 164.
1. In its primary sense, cellameans a store-room ( Ubi quid conditum esse volebant, a celando cellam appellarunt,Varro, L. L.5.162), of which the following were the principal descriptions:--Cella penariaor penuaria,where all kinds of provisions (penus) were stored, especially those of which a stock was laid in for a long time (Varro, l.c.;Cic. de Sen.16, 56; Verr.2.2, 5; Suet. Aug. 6; Gell. 4.1; Dig. 32, 9-Z1, 3-Z1); cella promptuaria, promptuarium,or promum,the larder, where meat and other things required for immediate consumption were kept (Plaut. Amph.1.1, 4; Cat. Agr. 11, 3-Z1; Tert. Resurr.27, Ux.2.4 (promum); Apul. Apol.p. 309); cella olearia,the magazine of an olive-yard in which the oil was stored, and which, according to the treatises on farming, ought to be lighted from the south, that the oil might not be chilled in winter, while the cella vinariashould have a northern aspect, to avoid excessive heat and great changes. of temperature (Cato, ZYYCat. Agr. 13, where the equipment of the cella oleariais described; Varro, R. R.1.13; Pallad. 1.20; Columella ZYZ(Colum. 1.6, 12.50-Z2; Vitr. 1.4, 2-Z1, 6.6-Z2, 3-Z1). The cella vinariadescribed in the above-cited authors is the store-room of a vineyard, in which the new wine was kept in doliaor cupae,while older wine was put into amphoraeand matured in the apotheca.The cella vinariawas partly under-ground (Becker-Göll, Gallus,iii. pp. 51, 422). The cella vinariaof a wine-merchant was discovered in 1789 under the walls of Rome. It was raised a little above the level of the ground, and divided into three compartments, the first ornamented with arabesques and a mosaic pavement, the second unpaved and containing a row of very large doliatwo-thirds imbedded in sand, while the third was a narrow gallery, 6 ft. high and 18 ft. long, with various earthenware vessels, also partially sunk in the sand and ranged in double rows against each wall.
The slave to whom the charge of these stores was intrusted was called cellarius(Plaut. Capt.iv, 2, 115; Sen. Ep.122; Orelli, Inscr.5732, 6287), a rationibus cellae(Orelli, 2891), or promus(Colum. 12.3.9; Hor. Sat.2.2, 16), and sometimes promus condusand procurator peni(Plaut. Pseud.2.2, 14), who had under him a subpromus(Plaut. Mil. Glor.3, 2, 24). This answers to our butler and housekeeper.
Under the empire all the provisions required for a Roman camp were preserved in a cellarium(Cod. Theod. 1, 10, 3; Marquardt, Röm. Alterth.5. p. 225).
2. Any number of small rooms clustered together like the cells of a honeycomb (Verg. G. 4.164; Aen.1.433), and the niches of a dovecote or poultry-house (Colum. 8.8, 3-Z1) were also termed cellae.Hence the name was applied to the dormitories of slaves and menials (Cic. Phil. 2.2. 7, 67-Z1; Hor. Sat.1.8, 8; Becker-Göll, Gallus,1. p. 276), to the bedrooms of an inn (Petr. Sat.29; 77, 4), and to the vaults of a brothel (Petron. 8, 4; Juven. 6.128). The price of each female was inscribed: hence cella inscriptameans a brothel (Mart. 11.45, 1-Z1). Cellawas also used of a poor man's garret (Mart. 7.20, 21-Z1; 8.14-Z2, 5-Z1). Hence the phrase pauperumcellaedenotes the small apartments of affected simplicity to which the rich Roman of the empire sometimes retired to take refuge from the ennui of luxury (Sen. Ep.18, 7; 100, 6; Cons. ad Helv.12: cf. Mart. 3.48; Becker-Göll, Gallus,1. p. 115). Cell ostiarii(Vitr. 6.10; Petron. 29), or janitoris(Suet. Vitell.16), is the porter's lodge.
3. In the baths the cella caldaria, tepidaria,and frigidaria,were those which contained respectively the warm, tepid, and cold bath. [BALNEAE]
4. The interior of a temple--that is, the part included within the outside shell, σηκός(see the lower woodcut in ANTAE)--was also called cella(Vitr. 3.1; Cic. Phil. 3.1. 2, 30-Z1). [TEMPLUM]
(1) In its primary sense, cella means a store-room, of which the following were the principal descriptions: cella penaria or penuaria, where all kinds of provisions (penus) were stored, especially those of which a stock was laid in for a long time; cella promptuaria, promptuarium, or promum, the larder, where meat and other things required for immediate consumption were kept; cella olearia, the magazine of an olive-yard in which the oil was stored, and which, according to the treatises on farming, ought to be lighted from the south, that the oil might not be chilled in winter; while the cella vinaria should have a northern aspect, to avoid excessive heat and great changes of temperature. The cella vinaria described in the ancient authors is the store-room of a vineyard, in which the new wine was kept in dolia or cupae, while older wine was put into amphorae and matured in the apotheca. The cella vinaria was partly underground (Becker-Göll, Gallus, iii. 51, 422). The cella vinaria of a wine-merchant was discovered in 1789 under the walls of Rome. It was raised a little above the level of the ground, and divided into three compartments, the first ornamented with arabesques and a mosaic pavement, the second unpaved and containing a row of very large dolia two-thirds imbedded in sand, while the third was a narrow gallery, six feet high and eighteen feet long, with various earthenware vessels, also partially sunk in the sand and ranged in double rows against each wall. (See Dolium.) The slave to whom the charge of these stores was intrusted was called cellarius, a rationibus cellae, promus, promus condus, or procurator peni; under him was the subpromus. (2) Any number of small rooms clustered together. Thus the word was applied to the dormitories of slaves ( Sat.i. 8. 8), to the bedrooms of an inn, and to the Slave Cellae. (Rich.) vaults of a brothel ( Petron.8Petron., 4). A brothel is also called cella inscripta, because the price of each inmate was inscribed on the door ( Mart.xi. 45Mart., 1). The porter's lodge or janitor's office is called cella ostiarii ( Petron.29) or cella ianitoris ( Vitell. 16). (3) In the baths the cella caldaria, tepidaria, and frigidaria are respectively those which contained the hot, tepid, and cold baths. See Balneae. (4) The interior of a temple was also called cella. See Templum.