Caligula, 73, 95, 115, 234 Camps, military, 349 Campus Martius, the, 120 Carpets, absence of, 180 Carriages, 19 regulation of traffic, 131 Cavalry, 339, 353, 356 Census of Augustus, 85 Chariot-races, 263, 274, 280 colours in, 274, 278 horses, 275 prizes, 278 procession of chariots, 277 Charts, 18 Chemistry, 402 Children: ceremony at birth and naming, 317 coming of age, 332 early life, 319 education, 320-335 parental power over, 315-317 privileges of parents, 314 registration, 318 Christians, earlier tolerance towards, 383 their subsequent persecution, 79, 384-387 Circus Maximus, 128, 173 Citizens: as clients of the wealthy, 206 doles of corn and money to, 242 freed slaves may become, 204 rights of, 56, 92 Civilisation, Roman, 30 Greek, 32 Asiatic, 33 _Claqueurs_, in law-courts, 217 in theatres, 273 Nero's use of, 77 Class distinctions, 66 Clients, 206, 222, 245 dinner to, 235 escort to patron, 211 literary, 208 Cloaks, 220 Clocks, water, 192 "Colony," formation of, 84 Columbarium, joint sepulchre, 447 Commerce, 36 Concord, Temple of, 105 Concrete, extensive use of, in building, 138 Consulship, the, 359 Cook-shops, 258 Corinth, 40 Corn, monthly allowances of, 242 corn-lands, 45 Couches, 181, 226 Cremation, 445 Crops, rotation of, 252 Customs duties, 87 Cynics, the, 412 Damascus, 44 Dancing girls, 232 Dead, offerings to the, 438 Decoration, house, 150, 164 in theatres, 267 Deities, festivals of, 261 household, 376 official duties to, 374 variety of, 362, 366, 368 Delphi, 40 Dicing, 232, 258 Dinners: conversation and entertainment at, 231, 235 description of, 229, 234 exaggerated accounts, 228 extravagance of Court, 234 to clients, 235 wine at, 233 Dissection, human, prohibition of, 404 Divorce, 304 Doles of corn and money, 242 Doors, 145 Dowry, 299 Drainage, 161 Drama, low level of the, 268, 270 Dress: distinctions of, 65 for dinner, 226 hats, 212 mantles, 221, 274 military, 342 toga, 197, 332 theatrical, 269 typical aristocrat's, 196 women's, 308-313 Druids, the, 382 Education: of boys, 321-326 of girls, 327 ideal of, 320 physical training, 331 primary and secondary, 327-331 Egypt, 45 Elections, municipal, 255 Emblems, city, 47 Emperor, the: dependence upon the army, 52 nomination of Senators by, 60 powers of, 50 and the Senate, 57 symbolic character of statue, 386 Empire, the Roman: Eastern and Western halves, 35 extent, 6, 8 expeditions, 7 government, 9 military and naval forces, 12 provinces, 30 roads, 16 security under, 12 Ephesus, 42 Epicureans, the, 407-409 Etiquette, exactions of, 217 Euclid, 401
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