rondaches, round shields, no longer in use

12, Vulcain, Vulcan, the god of fire and of the arts of forging and smelting, is represented in mythology as limping.

S2.— 10. De Viris. Familiar abbreviation of the full title: De viris illustribus urbis Rome, a Latin text-book containing

a résumé of Roman history for school boys. This book, the title of which means: facts about the illustrious men of Rome, was compiled about 1775 by Lhomond, a well known grammarian. It has been the first Latin text of generations of French students.