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
familia, meanings, 17, 21;
=stirps, 22;
gladiātōria, 349;
rūstica, 142, 145;
urbāna, 149.
FAMILY, Chap. I. See Table of Contents;
defined, 17;
splitting up of, 19;
cult, 27.
FANS, 266*.
far, early sort of grain, 282.
FARMING of revenues, 409.
FARM slaves, see familia rūstica;
work, 148.
fasciae, wrappings of cloth, 239.
fascinātiō, evil eye, 98, 99.
fascis, a set of books, 397.
FASTENINGS for doors, 216.
FATHER, see pater familiās;
as companion of his sons, 106.
faucēs, in a house, 192, note.
FEES, in schools, 109, 119;
baths, 373.
fēlīciter, in congratulations, 82.
feminālia, wrappings for legs, 239.
fenestrae, windows, 217*.
fērālia, 438.
Fescinnīnī versūs, 87.
FESTIVALS, cāra cognātiō, 25;
fērālia, 438;
mātrōnālia, 91;
līberālia, 127;
rosāria, 438;
Sāturnālia, 319;
vīnālia rūstica, 296;
violāria, 438.
FESTIVITIES, wedding, 80, 85, 86, 89;
coming of age, 127.
FIREMEN, slaves as, 141.
FISH, as food, 280.
fistūca, heavy rammer, 213.
flābellum, fan, 266*.
flagrum, scourge, 167*.
flammeum, bridal veil, 77*.
Flāvium amphitheātrum, see COLISEUM.
FLOORS, construction, 213.
FLOWERS, at feasts, 313;
at tombs, 438.
fōcālia, wrappings for throat, 239.
foculī, heating stoves, 218*.
follēs, balls filled with air, 318*.
FOOD, Chap. VIII. See Table of Contents.
FORBIDDEN DEGREES of kinship, 25, 68.
forēs, double doors, 195, 216.
FORKS, not used, 299.
forum, place of early shows, 351.
FOUNDLINGS, fate of, 96.
FOWLS, domestic, 279.
FREEDMAN, name, 59;
relation to patron, 175.
frīgidārium, 366;
other uses, 367;
position, 368;
furnishings, 370;
shown on plans, 371*, 376*, 377*.
fritillus, dice box, 321.
frontēs, of papyrus rolls, 397.
FRUITS, known to Romans, 274.
frūmentum, grain, 282, and note.
fugitīvī, 172.
fullōnēs, as cleaners, 271*.
FUNERAL games, 344, 345;
ceremonies, Chap. XII. See Table of Contents.
fūnus, acerbum, plēbēium, 432.
furca, as punishment, 169.
FURNACE for houses, 218;
for baths, 368.
FURNITURE, 222 f.;
modern lacking, 223;
couches, 224*;
chairs, 225*;
tables, 227*;
lamps, 228*;
chests and cabinets, 230*;
other articles, 232.
G
Gāius, meaning, 44, 81;
as a nomen, 55, 81;
in the marriage ceremony, 81, 88.
GAME, wild, for table, 279.
GAMES, of children, 103, 320*;
public and private, see AMUSEMENTS. Chap. IX;
of ball for men, 318*;
of chance, 319*, 320*, 321*;
funeral, 344, 345.
GARDEN, behind the peristyle, 202;
produce, 275, 276.
GARLANDS worn by slaves, 134;
by bride and groom, 78;
by women, 264;
at feasts by men, 313.
GEESE as pets, 103*.
gēns, theory of, 22;
marked by nōmen, 38;
burial-places of, 422.
gentīlēs, 22;
at the confarreate ceremony, 81*.
"GENTLEMEN'S DINNERS," 310 f.
GIRL, named, 97;
home training, 104, 105;
married at early age, 67, 105;
admitted to schools, 109.
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