The Private Life of the RomansJohnston, Harold Whetstone
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The Private Life of the Romans
Johnston, Harold Whetstone
Rome -- Social life and customs
Curius and his dinner, 299.
curriculum, lap in race, 331.
CURTAIN in later theater, 327.
CURULE chair, 225*.
cyathus, ladle, 314*.
CYPHER correspondence, 390.
CYPRESS, as emblem of death, 433.
D
DAIRY products, 281.
DANCERS, 153.
dator lūdōrum, giver of games, 334.
DAY, a Roman's, 415.
dēclāmātiō, public speaking, 115.
DECORATION of houses, 220 f.;
walls, 220*;
doors, 221*;
floors, 221*;
of tombs, 425*, 428*, 430*.
decuriae, of slaves, 133.
dēfrutum, grape jelly, 296.
delphica (mēnsa), 227*.
dēsīgnātor, funeral director, 434.
dēstrictārium, in baths, 367, 376*.
dēsultōrēs, circus riders, 343.
DEVELOPMENT of the house, 188*.
dextrārum iūnctiō, in marriage, 81*.
DICE, gaming with, 321*.
diēs, lūstricus, 97;
parentālēs, 75, 438;
religiōsī, 75.
dimachaerī, gladiators with two swords, 359.
DINING-ROOM, 204, 304*.
DINNER, in the city, 303-311;
early times, 301;
hour, 310;
bill of fare, 309;
order of courses, 308;
places of honor, 306.
Diocletian (Emperor 284-305 A.D.) baths of, 378*.
discus, throwing the, 316*.
dispēnsātor, steward, 149.
diurna cubicula, 205.
DIVORCE, 72, 93.
DOG, as pet, 103;
in hallway, 195*.
dōlia, for oil, 292*;
for wine, 297.
dominica potestās, 37.
dominus gregis, head actor, 324.
Domitian (Emperor 81-96 A.D.), 339.
domus, 186;
see HOUSE.
DOORS, construction, 215* f.;
names, 216.
dormitōria, 205.
dorsum, top course in road, 387.
dōs, dowry, 72.
DOWRY, 72.
DRAMATIC performances, 323 f.
DRESS, Chap. VII. See Table of Contents.
DRINKING bouts, 312*.
DRIVERS, chariot races, 341*.
ducēnārius, horse of 200 victories, 340.
DWARFS, kept for amusement, 153.
E
"EARLY DINNERS," 310.
EARLY FORMS, of marriage, 61;
of names, 38, 57, 58;
of table customs, 299;
of toga, 245;
of theater, 325;
of baths, 365;
of gladiatorial shows, 345.
EARLY HOURS at Rome, 79, 415.
EARS of slaves bored, 139.
EDUCATION, Chap. IV. See Table of Contents.
ELM TREE, for grapes, 295;
for switches, 167;
"essence of elm," 168.
ēditor mūnerum, giver of gladiatorial show, 362.
ELOCUTION in schools, 114.
EMANCIPATION, of a son, 18;
of a slave, 175.
endormis, bath robe, 249.
ENGAGEMENTS, marriage, 71.
EPIGRAPHIC sources, 10.
epityrum, olive salad, 290.
equitēs, career of, 409.
ERRORS in manuscript books, 399.
Esquiline Hill, as burial-place, 423.
essedāriī, chariot fighters, 359;
spelled assidāriī, 362.
ESSENTIALS for the bath, 366;
for burial, 436.
EXAGGERATION in satire, 93.
ex cathedrā, official utterance, 226.
exedrae, reception halls, 207.
expōnere, "expose," of children, 95.
EXPOSURE of children, 32, 95;
slaves, 157.
exta, of the sacrifices, 277.
EXTINCTION of the potestās, 34;
of a family, 30.
See ADOPTION.
F
f., abbreviation in names, 39, 57;
for fugitīvus, 172.
fābulae palliātae, 323.
facēs, torches kept in doorways, 229.
factiōnēs, racing syndicates, 339.
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