12. A Typical Short Street, “Mercury Street” 16 13. The House and Shop Fronts 18 14. Street Shrines and Fountains 20 15. Typical Street Crowds 21 16. Frequent Use of Greek in Rome 22 17. Clamor and Thronging in the Streets 23 18. The Processions Attending Great Nobles 24 19. A Great Lady Traveling 25 20. Public Salutations: the Kissing Habit 26 21. The Swarms of Idlers and Parasites 27 22. Public Placards and Notices 28 23. Wall Scribblings 30 24. The Streets Dark and Dangerous at Night 32 25. Discomforts of Life in Rome 33 Chapter III. The Homes of the Lowly and of the Mighty 26. The Great _Insulæ_--Tenement Blocks 34 27. A Typical Insula 35 28. The Flats in an Insula 36 29. The Cheap Attic Tenements and Their Poor Occupants 37 30. A Senatorial “Mansion” (_Domus_) 39 31. The Plan of a Large Residence 40 32. Entrance to the Residence 42 33. The Atrium and the View across It 42 34. The Rooms in the Rear and the _Peristylium_ 44 35. The Dining Room (_Triclinium_) and the Chapel 45 36. The Garden and the Slaves’ Quarters 47 37. The Floors and Windows 49 38. Frescos, Beautiful and Innumerable 50 39. The Profusion of Statues and Art Objects 51 40. Family Portrait Busts 52 41. Death Masks (_Imagines_) 54 42. Couches, Their General Use 54 43. Elegant Chairs and Costly Tables 55 44. Chests, Cabinets, Water Clocks, and Curios 57 45. Spurious Antiques 58 46. Pet Animals 58 Chapter IV. Roman Women and Roman Marriages 47. Honorable Status of Roman Women 60 48. Men Reluctant to Marry 61 49. Rights and Privileges of Married Women 61