Cylindrus
κύλινδρος
Cylindrus (κύλινδρος).
1. A roller, used in agriculture for levelling and consolidating the ground. (Cat. Agr. 1.129; Col. 11.3.34; Verg. G. 1.178; Plin. Nat. 19.158; Vitr. 10.6.)
2. A precious stone cut or ground in a cylindrical form (Juv. 2.61; Plin. Nat. 37. § § 78, 113; Dig. 34, 2, 32.9), frequently mentioned in inscriptions (quoted by Marquardt, Privatl. d. Römer, p. 682).
3. A roll of a book. (D. L. 10.26.)
From William Smith (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. Text provided under a CC BY-SA license by Perseus Digital Library, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Tufts University. Data accessed from https://github.com/PerseusDL/canonical-pdlrefwk/ on 17 October 2026.