by Ben Kane
ursarius (pl. ursarii): a legionary who also worked as a bear-catcher. (See also the Author’s Note.)
valetudinarium: the hospital in a legionary fort. These were usually rectangular buildings with a central courtyard. They contained up to sixty-four wards, each similar to the rooms in the legionary barracks which held a contubernium of soldiers.
Venus: the Roman goddess of motherhood and domesticity.
Vetera: Xanten.
via praetoria: one of the two main roads in any Roman camp. It joined the gateways in the longer sides of the rectangular fort.
via principia: the other main road in a Roman camp. It led from the front gate to the principia, which lay on the far side of the via praetoria.
vicus: the Roman term for a settlement without the status of a town.
Vindonissa: Windisch.
Visurgis: the River Weser.
vitis: the vine stick carried by centurions. It was used as a mark of rank and also to inflict punishment.
Vulcan (in Latin, Vulcanus): a Roman god of destructive fire, who was often worshipped to prevent – fire!
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