Candidates  among  the  Ro-
mans, were  thofe  who  afpired  to
anv  public  office  or  magillrp.cy. —
Tiiey  were  fo  called  from  the  Toga
Candida,  or  white  gown,  which
they  were  obliged  to  wear  durin?^
the  two  years  that  they  foiicited
for  a  place.  This  gown  they  wore
loofe  and  ungirdcd,  without  any
under  garment,  that  they  miglit
not  be  fufpeclcd  of  carrying  money
for  purchafing  votes,  or  that  tliey
might  mors  cafily  fhevv  their  ho-
nourable wounds,  or  to  exprcfs
their  humility  by  the  plainnefs  of
their  drefs.  For  the  method  of
canvafing,  fee  Ambitus.
Candidati  MiLiTEs,  foldiers
who  ferved  as  body  guards  to  the
Roman  Emperors.  They  were  the
talleft,  ftrongeft  and  bravell  men
they  coald  pick  out  of  the  army,
and  dreft  in  white  to  render  them-
mere  confpicuou


Candidatus  PttiNCiPis  was
the  fame  as  ^ajior  Principis :
His  office  under  the  Roman  Em-
perors refembled  that  of  Secretary
ot  State  anion gil  us.
Candlestick  of  gold  made  by
Mofes,  for  the  tabernacle,  was  puc
in  the  holy  place  oppofite  to  the
table  of  fhew-brcad  on  the  fouth.
Its  bafis  was  of  pure  gold,  with  fe-
ven  branches,  three  on  each  fide,
and  one  in  the  middle.  The
branches  were  adorned  with  the
refcmblance  of  flower?,  apples,'
and  half  almond  fhells  rdternately
placed.  On  each  branch  was  a
lamp,  which  was  lighted  every
evening,  and  extinguiihcd  every
morning,  Solomon  had  ten  candle-
Hicks  of  the  fame  form  and  metal
placed  in  his  temple.  This  facred
utenfil  of  Mcfes,  above  defcribed,
was  lodged  at  i?<?v/f,  in  the  temple
of  peace,  built  by  Vefpafian,  after
the  dcftrudlion  of  the  tcmplq  at:
yeru/hhm.
