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Circus, the Circus Maximus at Rome, where games were held. There

were four companies who contracted to provide horses, drivers,

etc. These were called Factiones, and each had its distinguishing

colour: russata (red), albata (white), veneta (blue), prasina

(green). There was high rivalry between them, and riots and

bloodshed not infrequently.

Cithaeron, a mountain range N. of Attica.

Comedy, ancient; a term applied to the Attic comedy of

Aristophanes and his time, which criticised persons and politics,

like a modern comic journal, such as Punck. See New Comedy.

Compendious, short.

Conceit, opinion.

Contentation, contentment.

Crates, a Cynic philosopher of the 4th century B.C.

Croesus, King of Lydia, proverbial for wealth; he reigned 560-546

B.C.