Bulley, Margaret H. (Margaret Hattersley), b. 1882 · New York : The Macmillan Company · leaf 262
spasian haddied, and when it was opened Titus was the Emperor whotook his place on the marble throne under the silkencanopy. When he sat down, and the shouting thatgreeted his entrance had died away, what a sight met hiseyes! All around him, tier upon tier, were tens ofthousands of Roman citizens,… … S ROMAN ART 193 sun, while the air was full of the perfume of scentedwater, which was sprayed from the walls. But what wasto happen in the arena, the open space in the centre ofthe building ? What had all these people come to see?They had come to see fights, fights of animals and fightsof men, and…
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