Tuckerman, Arthur Lyman,1861-1892 · New York, C. Scribner's · leaf 112
superposed orders. The theatre of Marcellus, inRome, and those of Herculaneum, Aries, and Orangeare among the best examples. The most celebrated amphitheatre (amphi thea-tron, Greek, double theatre ) is that commonlyknown as the Colosseum, or Flavian Amphitheatre.It is composed of the arena or oval… … ■ ■ I 1 1 I 1 1 1 I ■ ■■■■■ ■ ■■■■■ PLAN OF THE TEMPLE OF THE SUN AT BAALBEK. ETRUKIA AND ROME. 11 tators, and upon its arena four thousand gladiatorshave fought at a time. It was here that beforecommencing their combats they came to the foot ofthe emperors throne, saluting him with the cele-brated…
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