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Identifier: historyofancient03good (find matches)
Title: A history of the ancient world, for high schools and academies
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Goodspeed, George Stephen, 1860-1905
Subjects: History, Ancient
Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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The City of ROME under the Empire. Scale of Feet. Raths Fora and Porticoes Circuses, Theatres etc TeinpleH Imperial Palaces Aq.ueducts Baths of Diocletian.Baths of Constantine.Baths of Titus.Baths of Cai-aealla.Baths of Agrippa.Baths of Nero.Colisseum.Circus Maximus.Circus Flaminius.Theatre of MarceUus.Theatre of Balbus.Stadium of Domitiaii.Odeum of Domitian.Circus. Amphitheatre Castrense.House of Gaius.House of Tiberius.House of Augustus.House of Domitian.Pompeys Portico,iorum of Trajan.Forum of Augustus.Forunisof Vespasian.The Poi-um.Portico of Philippi.Portico of Octavian.House of Vectilian.Temple of Venus and Rome.Temple of JupiterEmporium. Mausoleum of Hadrian.CitadeL
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I Gladiatorial Shows and the Circus 387 the people in state. At both seasons gifts were made. Allclasses of the people were accustomed to give somethingto the emperor, and in return he made a splendid festivalor reared statues and temples. But the chief centres ofamusement remained, now as before, the Amphitheatre,the Circus and the Theatre. The splendor of the showsand the races almost surpasses description, while the build-ings in which they were held were of extraordinary num-ber and size. Of amphitheatres the greatest was the xheAmphi-Colisseum at Rome, built by the Flavian emperors. Itcovered nearly six acres and accommodated 80,000 spec-tators. Here were held the gladiatorial contests (§ 386),which had now become a favorite spectacle. More elab-orate methods of fighting were introduced. The wholesystem occupied a recognized place in Roman life. Allsorts of contests were held. Wild beasts were imported tofight with each other or with men. The arena was floodedand naval battles w

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