Festivals, 261 Field-glass, primitive, 275 Fingers, use of, at meals, 228 Fires, destructive, 98, 133 Floors, 149, 180 Flour-mills, 248 Food, 200, 230, 258 Foreigners, 67 Forum, the, 102 public life in, 214 "Free" towns, 90 Freedmen, 204, 245 wealth of, 205 Freethought, 378-381 "Friends of Caesar," 211 Frontiers, protection of, 12 Fullers, 250 Funeral rites, 439-445 Furniture: beds, 182 chairs and couches, 181 chests, 185 kitchen utensils, 189 lamps, 186 mirrors, 186 silver and glass ware, 188 tables, 183 tripods, 184 Games, 214, 222, 232, 262 Gaul, 37 tribes of, 38 Geographical knowledge, 398-401 Ghosts, belief in, 435-437 Gladiators, 264, 280, 282, 285-288 female spectators at combats, 288 "Golden House," the, 116 "Golden Milestone," the, 105 Goldsmiths, 250 Government, system of, 49 emperor, 50 "knights," 63 provinces, 82-95 Senate, 56 tribunes, 53 Governors, provincial, dress of, 93 duties, 91 emoluments, 94 Greece, indebtedness to, 32 influence of art of, 421 language and culture, 34 scientific thought, 397 Greeks, prominence of, 67 Greeting, manner of 211 Guards, Imperial, 353 Guides, professional, 19 Guilds, _trade_, 254 Hair, method of wearing, 37, 195 298, 311 Hairpins, 311 Hats, 212 Health resorts, 174 Heating, domestic, 161 Holidays, 254 number of, 260 Homestead, country, 169 Horses, in chariot-races, 275 Hotels, scarcity of, 22 Hour of rising, 195 House, country, 175-179 House, typical town, 143-163 decoration, 150, 164 dining-rooms, 155 doors, 145 exterior, 144 floors, 149 garden, 154, 156 hall, 148 heating system, 161 kitchen, 156 library and picture-gallery, 158 lighting, 145, 150, 153, 160, 186 peristyle, 154 reception-room, 153 roofs, 141, 162 shrine, 157, 376 water-supply and drainage, 160 vestibule, 146 Houses, 131 height of, 131, 139 lighting of, 141 tenement blocks,140 Imperial Guards, 353 Infantry, 339, 352 Inns, 20 Instruments, musical, 430 Interest, rates of, 239 Isis-worship, 373 Italy, 30 Janitors, 209 Janus, Temple of, 110 Jerusalem, 14, 44 Jewelry, female love of, 297, 312 Jews, colony of, 67 rebellious among, 10 toleration shown to, 382 Jove, Temple of, 105 Julius, Basilica of, 106 Jurymen, 217 Juvenal, on marriage, 293 Kissing, excessive, 211 Kitchens, 156, 170, 189 "Knights," order of: composition, 63 dress, 66 occupations, 238 privileges, 64 Knives and forks, absence of, 189, 228 Lamps, 186 Land-tax, 85 Land-travelling, 16-25 Language, 32, 36, 91 of the people, 258 predominance of the Greek, 34 Law-courts, pleaders in, 216 president and jury, 217 Learning, tastes in, 398 Legacies, 314 Legions, number and name of, 341 strength, 339 Life, social, aristocratic, 193-237 middle and lower class, 238-259 Literature, 394-396 literary dependants, 208 Litter, 211 Loafers, 241 Local government, 89 Lugdunum (Lyons), 14, 38 Luncheon, 219
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