A lituus found in a Roman warrior's tomb at Cervetri (Etruria) in 1827 is preserved in the Vatican.
The lituus consisted of a cylindrical tube 4 or 5 ft.
From the Roman lituus and buccina devolved side by side the trombe and Zinken of the Middle Ages.
Only trumpets and trombones, therefore, are directly descended from the early Roman instruments with cup-shaped mouthpieces, such as the lituus and buccina.
It was seen as the lituus of the augur, the crooked staff of the shepherd, the sceptre of the king, and the divining rod which pointed out hidden springs or treasures to modern conjurors.
It is the gold lituus dug up in the year 1824, within the monolithic circle of Leys, Inverness-shire.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lituus" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
