ūnctōrium, use, 366; makeshift for, 367. UNLUCKY days, 75. URNS, for ashes of dead, see ollae. ūstrīna, place for private cremation, 426. ūsus, of marriage, definition, 62; ceremony of, 84. V v., for vīcit, of gladiators, 361. vappa, term of reproach, 297, note. Varro (116-28 B.C.), 253. VEGETABLES grown by Romans, 275. VEGETARIANS, early Romans, 299. VEHICLES, used for travel, 382 f. vēla, portières, 216; awnings, 358, 361. vēnātiōnēs, hunts in circus and amphitheater, 343, 364. ventrālia, wrappings for the body, 239. Venus, the high throw, 320. vernae, slaves born in the house, 138; of Atticus, 155. Verrēs, as a nōmen, 46; the governor of Sicily, 406. vesperna, evening meal in country, 302. Vestālēs, special seats in theater, 327; in amphitheater, 357; allowed carriages in the city, 382. vestibulum, space before the door, 194. via Appia, 385*, 387*. vicārius, a slave's slave, 164. vīlicus, overseer, 145, 148; cheats slaves, 160. VILLAS of the rich, 145, 379, 416. vīnālia rūstica, festival, 296. VINEGAR, 281, 297, note. VINEYARD, 295. vīnum, fermented wine, 297. violāria, feast of violets, 438. VITICULTURE, 293, 294. Vitruvius, architect of the first century, 187, 327, 366, 387. volūmen, papyrus roll, 396. See BOOKS. VULTURE, the lowest throw, 320. W WALL, of house, 210 f.; facing for, 212*; around arena, 354*, 357*. WATER, supply for houses, 219; for baths, 368; traveling by, 380. WAX masks, of the dead, 433. WEDDING, see MARRIAGE; day, 75; feast, 85; garments, 76; torch, 86, 89; procession, 86. Whitney (1827-1894), definition of Philology, 6. WINDOWS, 217*. WINE, in Italy, 293; districts, 294; making, 296*; vaults, 297*; jars, 297 (Fig. 116); drunk diluted, 298; cost, 298. WOMEN, names of, 57; position of, 90; education of, 92; dress of, 257 f.; at table, 302, 304*; at amphitheater, 353, 358; at baths, 375. WOOL for clothing, 269. WORDS of style in contracts, 70; at funerals, 434. WRITING, how taught, 110; of books, 398. Z zōna, girdle, 260*. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Private Life of the Romans, by Harold Whetstone Johnston