Valerius Maximus, his mode of moral teaching, i. 174
Vandals, their conquest of Africa, ii. [150]
Varro, his conception of the Deity, [pg 405] i. 163.
On popular religious beliefs, 167
Venus, effect of the Greek worship of, on the condition of women, ii. [291], note
Vespasian, his dying jest, i. 259.
Effect of his frugality on the habits of the Romans, 292.
Miracle attributed to him, 347.
His treatment of philosophers, 448, note
Vice, Mandeville's theory of the origin of, i. 7.