 | Greek antiquities - 1848 - 1322 דפים
...v&icua amp&itheatri. It only remains to describe the arena, or central open space for the combatants, which derived its name from the sand with which it...covered, chiefly for the purpose of absorbing the blood. Such emperors as Caligula, Nero, and Carinus, showed their prodigality by using cinnabar and borax... | |
 | William Smith - 1859 - 1334 דפים
...villicus amjrfiitlieatri. It only remains to describe the arena, or central open space for the combatints, which derived its name from the sand with which it...covered, chiefly for the purpose of absorbing the blood. Such emperors as Caligula, Nero, ami Carinus, showed their prodigality by using cinnabar and borax... | |
 | William Smith - 1870 - 1312 דפים
...villicus amphitheatri. It only remains to describe the arena, or central open space for the combatants, which derived its name from the sand with which it...covered, chiefly for the purpose of absorbing the blood. Such emperors as Caligula, Nero, and Carinus, showed their prodigality by using cinnabar and borax... | |
 | William Smith - 1898 - 886 דפים
...the superintendence of the vilicus amphitheatri. The arena, or central open space for the combatants, derived its name from the sand with which it was covered, chiefly for the purpose of absorbing the blood. Such emperors AMPHITHEATRUM aa Caligula and Nero showed their prodigality by using cinnabar and borax... | |
 | William Smith - 1901 - 1150 דפים
...It only remains to describe the arena, or •i-ntral open space for the combatants, which -.- nvi.-d its name from the sand with which it was covered, chiefly for the purjiose of absorbing the blood. Such emperors as Caligula, Nero, and Carinus, showed their prodigality... | |
 | Ovid - 1919 - 578 דפים
...bard, and hurl the thyrsi, covered with z Doomed to die.'} — Ver. 26. The Romans were wont to exlNbit shows of hunting in the amphitheatre in the morning...spectators from the animals. They were introduced by Julius Ctesar, but were filled up by Nero, to gain space for the spectators. Those who fought witli the beasts... | |
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Doomed to die.] — Ver. 26. The Romans were wont to exhibit shows of hunting in the amphitheatre in the morning ; and at mid-day the gladiatorial spectacles commenced. The ' arena' was the name given to the central open space, which derived its name... 