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 (1882)
Yaggy, Levi W · Chicago, Western Publishing House; New York, Standard Publishing House; [etc.,etc.] · leaf 138
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… … J THE AMPHITHEATRE. 129 him with divine honors, gave order for their slaughter by thesailors who were managing the veils. Concerning the method of working them no information hasbeen handed down. It is evident, however, that they were sup-ported by masts which rose above the summit of the walls.…
Haines, Thomas L · Civilization · Classical antiquities
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