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Oreitae
The Oritae or Oreitae ( Greek: Ὠρεῖται, ''Ōreîtai'') were a tribe of the sea-coast of Gedrosia, mentioned by several ancient writers.Vaux 1857, p. 493. History The Oritae were a people inhabiting the sea-coast of Gedrosia, with whom Alexander fell in on his march from the Indus to Persia in 326 BC. Their territory appears to have been bounded on the east by the Arabis, and on the west by a mountain spur which reached the sea at Cape Moran. There is considerable variation in the manner in which their names are written in different authorities: thus they appear as Oritae in Arrian; Oritai (Ὠρῖται) in Strabo,Strab. xv. p. 720. Dionysius Periegetes, Plutarch, and Stephanus Byzantinus; as Ori or Oroi (Ὦροι) in Arrian and Pliny; and Horitae in Curtius. Arrian and Strabo have described them at some length. According to the former, they were an Indian nation, who wore the same arms and dress as those people, but differed from them in manners and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butler Oriens
A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantries, pantry. Some also have charge of the entire parlour floor, and Housekeeper (domestic worker), housekeepers caring for the entire house and its appearance. A butler is usually male, and in charge of male servants, while a housekeeper is usually a woman, and in charge of female servants. Traditionally, male servants (such as footmen) were better paid and of higher status than female servants. The butler, as the senior male servant, has the highest servant status. He can also sometimes function as a chauffeur. In older houses where the butler is the most senior worker, titles such as ''majordomo'', ''butler administrator'', ''house manager'', ''manservant'', ''staff manager'', ''chief of staff'', ''staff captain'', ''estate manager'', and ''head o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
