Chapter I

2. It was held by some of the Greek philosophers, notably Epicurus,
that the universe was built up by a fortuitous concourse of atoms.

4. Some texts have _quaeris_, you are seeking information.

6. _Vernae_ were slaves born in the household of their masters,
sometimes his own children by a female slave. The _licentia
vernularum_ was proverbial in Rome. The _vernae_ and _vernulae_ were
allowed privileges not accorded to slaves obtained by purchase.