Vladivostok, mentioned, 50 Villa, the luxury of a Roman, 194 Valtellina, the valley of the, 199 Varus, the catastrophe of, 166 Vatican field, the stadium in the, 124 Velleius, the report of, 93 Veneto, the peasants of the, 187 Venosa, an old poet from, 195 Venus, Cleopatra compared to, 39 Vices, the extent of, 27 Villas, the, of Gaul, 99 Vine-tenders, the, of Rome, 182 Vineyards, the destruction of the, 390 Virgil, the fame of, 23 Viticulture, the, of Italy, 196 W Wine, in Roman history, 179 _ff_; an inferior variety made in Italy, 182; as a medicine, 183 Wine-dealers, the, of Rome, 182 Women of to-day and yesterday, 29 Wool industry, the, of Gaul, 90 X Xerxes, the fame of, 63 End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Characters and events of Roman History by Guglielmo Ferrero