e was a disk at the top to carry
a lamp, and sometimes there was a hollow cup, in which resinous woods
were burnt. The origin of the term suggests that on the top of the disk
was a spike to carry a wax or tallow candle (_candela_ or _funalia_).
Besides these bronze candelabra, of which there are many varieties in
museums, the Romans used more ponderous supports in stone or marble, of
which many examples were found in the Thermae. These consisted of a
base, often triangular, and of similar design to the small sacrificial
altars, and a shaft either richly moulded or carved with the acanthus
plant and crowned with a large cup or basin. There is a fine example of
the latter in the Vatican. The Roman examples seem to have served as
models for many of the candelabra in the churches in Italy. The word
"candelabrum" is also now used to describe many different forms of
lighting with multiple points, and is often applied to hanging lights as
well as to those which rise from a stand.

CANDIA, formerly the capital and still the most populous city of Crete
(q.v.), to which it has given its name. It is situated on the northern
shore somewhat nearer the eastern than the western end of the island, in
35 deg. 20' N. lat. and 25 deg. 9' E. long. It is still surrounded by its
extensive Venetian fortifications; but they have fallen into disrepair,
and a good part of the town is in a dilapidated condition, mainly from
the effects of earthquakes. The principal buildings are the Venetian
loggia (barbarously mutilated by the new regime), the Konak (now
Prefecture), the mosques, which are fourteen in number, the new
cathedral, the two Greek churches, the Armenian church, the Capuchine
monastery, the bazaars and the baths. There are also some beautiful
Venetian fountains. The town is the seat of a Greek archbishop. A highly
interesting museum has been formed here containing the antiquities found
during the recent excavations. The chief trade is in oil and soap, both
of which are of excellent quality. The coasting trade, which is of
considerable importance, is mainly carried on in Turkish vessels. The
manufacture of leather for home consumption is an extensive industry and
wine of good quality is produced in the neighbourhood. The harbour,
which had grown almost inaccessible, was deepened by Mustapha Pasha
between 1820 and 1840. It is formed for the most part by the ancient
moles, and was never deep enough to admit the larger vessels even of