Temples, tombs, and monuments of ancient Greece and Rome. A description and a history of some of the most remarkable memorials of classical architecture (1871)
Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891 · London, New York [etc.] T. Nelson and sons · leaf 136
llen stuff or cotton,and supported by masts fixed into the outer wall. The open space in the centre, reserved for combatants,derived its name from the sand {arena) with which it wascovered, for the purpose of absorbing the blood. Cali-gula and Nero displayed their luxurious extravagance bystrewing… … A POETS PICTURE. 135 Latiaris, and Diana, on Avhich it is not improbable that asacrifice was offered prior to the commencement of thegames. The wild animals intended to figure in thegames seem to have been confined in dens beneath thearena, or perhaps in cages situated under the first row ofseats.…
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