The Private Life of the Romans

Name: The Private Life of the Romans
Author: Johnston, Harold Whetstone

Johnston, Harold Whetstone

Rome -- Social life and customs

GLADIATORS, 344 f.;
  in Etruria and Campania, 344;
  first shows at Rome, 344;
  in theory private shows, 345;
  numbers exhibited, 346;
  whence obtained, 347;
  innocent and guilty, 348;
  training, 349;
  fashions and tactics, 359;
  armor, 360;
  the fight, 362;
  rewards, 363;
  bravos and bullies, 346.

GLASS, for windows, 217;
  balls for hands, 266.

gradūs, rows of seats, 337;
  of urns, 428.

GRAMMAR schools, 112.

grammaticus, of a teacher, 112.

GRAPES, 293;
  where grown, 294;
  how grown, 295;
  jelly, 296.

GREEK, place in schools, 112;
  nurses, 101;
  teachers, 115;
  taught to children, 101, 116, 123.

GROUNDS, about tombs, 426*.

GUARDIANS, of women, 19, 70;
  of children, 22.

gustus, first course at dinner, 308.


H

Hadrian (Emperor 117-138 A.D.), tomb, 427, 438*.

HAIR, arrangement, men, 254;
  women, 263;
  of a bride, 78.

HANDBALL, 318.

HANDKERCHIEFS, 266.

HARD LABOR, as punishment, 170.

hasta, sign of auction, 134.

HATS, 252.

HEAD of the House, see pater familiās.

HEATING houses, 218;
  baths, 368*, 369.

HINGES of doors, 215*.

HISTORY, and antiquities, 4;
  not taught systematically in schools, 112.

HOLIDAYS, numerous, 322;
  school, 122;
  avoided as wedding days, 75;
  spent in country, 416.

HOME training, 104.

HONEY, used for sugar, 281.

hoplomachī, later name for "Samnites," 360, 344*.

Horace, (65-8 B.C.), his slaves, 133.

HORSES, in chariot races, 339, 340;
  in other shows, 343.

Hortī Maecēnātis, 423.

hospitēs, 183 f.

hospitium, 184.

HOURS, of the day, 417, 418;
  for meals, 301;
  for baths, 374;
  all semi-public functions, 415.

HOUSE, dwelling, Chap. VI. See Table of Contents;
  =familia, see FAMILY;
  Head of House, see pater familiās;
  house slaves, 149.

HOUSE of Pansa, 208*;
  of Sallust, court, 204*;
  of the poet, ruins, 199*.

HOUSEHOLD, translation of familia, 17.

HUMAN sacrifices, 344.

HUT, of Romulus, 214*;
  early Romans, 189*.

hymenaeus, marriage hymn, 86.


I

iānitor, chained to post, 150, 195.

iantāculum, breakfast, 302.

iānua, distinguished from ōstium, 216.

ientāculum, breakfast, 302.

imāginēs, kept in ālae, 200;
  in funeral processions, 434.

imbricēs, tiles for roof, 214*.

imperium paternum, 31.

impluvium, 188, 191, 196*.

INCOME, sources of, Chap. XI. See Table of Contents.

INDUSTRIAL employment of slaves, 143.

indūtus, clothing, 234.

INK, INKSTANDS, etc., 395*.

INNS, 388*.

INSCRIPTIONS, importance of, 10;
  of a fugitīvus, 172;
  of Crescens, 342;
  gladiatorial show, 361;
  of Hylas, 362;
  milestone, 386;
  in columbāria, 431;
  of Plancus, 427, note, 420*.

īnstita, flounce of stola, 260.

INSURRECTIONS of slaves, 132.

INTERMENT, see BURIAL.

iūdicium domesticum, 32.

-ius, original in nōmen, 46;
  in other names, 55.

iūs cōnūbiī, 64;
  ōsculī, 25;
  patrium, 31.

iūstī līberī, rightful children, 69.


J

JACKSTONES, 103, 320*.

JESTERS, 153.

JEWELRY worn by men, 255;
  women, 267.

JOINING hands in marriage ceremony, 74.

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The Private Life of the Romans

Johnston, Harold Whetstone

Rome -- Social life and customs

GLADIATORS, 344 f.;
  in Etruria and Campania, 344;
  first shows at Rome, 344;
  in theory private shows, 345;
  numbers exhibited, 346;
  whence obtained, 347;
  innocent and guilty, 348;
  training, 349;
  fashions and tactics, 359;
  armor, 360;
  the fight, 362;
  rewards, 363;
  bravos and bullies, 346.

GLASS, for windows, 217;
  balls for hands, 266.

gradūs, rows of seats, 337;
  of urns, 428.

GRAMMAR schools, 112.

grammaticus, of a teacher, 112.

GRAPES, 293;
  where grown, 294;
  how grown, 295;
  jelly, 296.

GREEK, place in schools, 112;
  nurses, 101;
  teachers, 115;
  taught to children, 101, 116, 123.

GROUNDS, about tombs, 426*.

GUARDIANS, of women, 19, 70;
  of children, 22.

gustus, first course at dinner, 308.


H

Hadrian (Emperor 117-138 A.D.), tomb, 427, 438*.

HAIR, arrangement, men, 254;
  women, 263;
  of a bride, 78.

HANDBALL, 318.

HANDKERCHIEFS, 266.

HARD LABOR, as punishment, 170.

hasta, sign of auction, 134.

HATS, 252.

HEAD of the House, see pater familiās.

HEATING houses, 218;
  baths, 368*, 369.

HINGES of doors, 215*.

HISTORY, and antiquities, 4;
  not taught systematically in schools, 112.

HOLIDAYS, numerous, 322;
  school, 122;
  avoided as wedding days, 75;
  spent in country, 416.

HOME training, 104.

HONEY, used for sugar, 281.

hoplomachī, later name for "Samnites," 360, 344*.

Horace, (65-8 B.C.), his slaves, 133.

HORSES, in chariot races, 339, 340;
  in other shows, 343.

Hortī Maecēnātis, 423.

hospitēs, 183 f.

hospitium, 184.

HOURS, of the day, 417, 418;
  for meals, 301;
  for baths, 374;
  all semi-public functions, 415.

HOUSE, dwelling, Chap. VI. See Table of Contents;
  =familia, see FAMILY;
  Head of House, see pater familiās;
  house slaves, 149.

HOUSE of Pansa, 208*;
  of Sallust, court, 204*;
  of the poet, ruins, 199*.

HOUSEHOLD, translation of familia, 17.

HUMAN sacrifices, 344.

HUT, of Romulus, 214*;
  early Romans, 189*.

hymenaeus, marriage hymn, 86.


I

iānitor, chained to post, 150, 195.

iantāculum, breakfast, 302.

iānua, distinguished from ōstium, 216.

ientāculum, breakfast, 302.

imāginēs, kept in ālae, 200;
  in funeral processions, 434.

imbricēs, tiles for roof, 214*.

imperium paternum, 31.

impluvium, 188, 191, 196*.

INCOME, sources of, Chap. XI. See Table of Contents.

INDUSTRIAL employment of slaves, 143.

indūtus, clothing, 234.

INK, INKSTANDS, etc., 395*.

INNS, 388*.

INSCRIPTIONS, importance of, 10;
  of a fugitīvus, 172;
  of Crescens, 342;
  gladiatorial show, 361;
  of Hylas, 362;
  milestone, 386;
  in columbāria, 431;
  of Plancus, 427, note, 420*.

īnstita, flounce of stola, 260.

INSURRECTIONS of slaves, 132.

INTERMENT, see BURIAL.

iūdicium domesticum, 32.

-ius, original in nōmen, 46;
  in other names, 55.

iūs cōnūbiī, 64;
  ōsculī, 25;
  patrium, 31.

iūstī līberī, rightful children, 69.


J

JACKSTONES, 103, 320*.

JESTERS, 153.

JEWELRY worn by men, 255;
  women, 267.

JOINING hands in marriage ceremony, 74.

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