88. Olive Oil and Wine: Their Universal Use 107 89. Vintages and Varieties of Wine 108 90. Kitchens and the Niceties of Cookery 109 91. A Roman Gentleman’s Morning: Breakfast (_jentaculum_) and the Visit to the Forum 110 92. The Afternoon and Dinner-Time. Importance of the Dinner (_cena_) 111 93. Dinner Hunters and Parasites (“Shadows”) 112 94. The Standard Dinner Party--Nine Guests 113 95. Preparing the Dinner and Mustering the Guests 114 96. Arrangement of the Couches: Placing the Guests 115 97. Serving the Dinner 116 98. The Drinking Bout (_Comissatio_) after the Dinner 118 99. Distribution of Garlands and Perfumes. Social Conversation 119 100. Elaborate and Vulgar Banquets. Simple Home Dinners 120 Chapter VII. The Social Orders: The Slaves 101. Enormous Alien Population in Rome. The “Græcules” 122 102. Strict Divisions of Society. The Régime of _Status_ 123 103. Vast Number of Slaves. Universality of Slavery 124 104. Power of Master over Slaves 125 105. The City Slaves and the Country Slaves 125 106. Purchasing a Slave Boy 126 107. Traffic in the Slave Pens 127 108. Sale of Slaves 128 109. Size of Slave Households (_Familiæ_). Slave Workmen 129 110. Division of Duties and Organization of Slave Households 131 111. Discipline in a Well-Ordered Mansion. Long Hours of Idleness 132 112. Inevitable Degradation Caused by Slavery. Evil Effect upon Masters 133 113. Punishment of Slaves 135 114. Branding of Slaves. _Ergastula_--Slave Prisons 136 115. Death Penalties for Slaves. Pursuit of Runaways 136 Chapter VIII. The Social Orders: Freedmen, Provincials, Plebeians, and Nobles 116. Manumission of Slaves Very Common 139 117. The Ceremony of Manumission 140 118. The Status of Freedmen. Their Great Success in Business 140 119. Humble Types of Freedmen 141 120. Wealth and Power of Successful Freedmen 142 121. Importance of Freedmen in a Roman Family 143