Ancient History by Letter 'V'

A member of the Boers who migrated from British territory in South Africa to the Boer Republics.

The second in command in the Egyptian government after the pharaoh.

A valley in eastern Greece in Thessaly between Mount Olympos (Olympus) and Mount Ossa.

The Aeneid was written between the years 29-19 BCE by this guy.

A spiral ornament used on capitals in Ionic architecture; from the Latin words voluta (scroll) and volvere (to turn).

Roman goddess of love, beauty, sexuality, and gardens.

Roman goddess of the hearth, the Roman state, and the sacred fire.

Virgins dedicated to the service of Vesta.

The volcano that destroyed Herculaneum and Pompeii.

The fourth, and last, in the Year of the Four Emperors.

The great hall in Norse mythology where heroes slain in battle are received.