Museum of antiquity; a description of ancient life: the employments, amusements, customs and habits, the cities, places, monuments and tombs, the literature and fine arts of 3,000 years ago (1887)
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ck, and, at thesame time, forbid any person to leave the place. The difficulty of the undertaking has given rise to consider-able discussion as to the means by which the Romans contrivedto extend the velum at such a height over so great a surface, andto manage it at pleasure. Sailors were employed… … M. THE AMPHITHEATRE. 129 him with divine honors, gave order lor their slaughter by thesailors who were managing the veils. Concerning the method oi working them no information hasbeen handed down. It is evident, however, that the} were sup-ported by masts which rose above the summit of the walls.…
Civilization · Classical antiquities
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