. The story of Verona . A VENDOR OF FRESH WATER 20. THE ARENA 22 CHAPTER IIThe Arena DEFORE leaving too far behind us the days whenRoman art and influence held sway in Verona itmay be well to pause and study the monument of thatpast epoch which exists to this day in the shape of theAmphitheatre, and consider carefully its history in allits detail. Great uncertainty exists as to when theArena was built. Its chroniclers, jealous to claim forit an antiquity beyond the bounds of probability, wishto ascribe it to the Etruscans; but it is Roman as to itsarchitecture, the lettering over the arches is
. The story of Verona . A VENDOR OF FRESH WATER 20. THE ARENA 22 CHAPTER IIThe Arena DEFORE leaving too far behind us the days whenRoman art and influence held sway in Verona itmay be well to pause and study the monument of thatpast epoch which exists to this day in the shape of theAmphitheatre, and consider carefully its history in allits detail. Great uncertainty exists as to when theArena was built. Its chroniclers, jealous to claim forit an antiquity beyond the bounds of probability, wishto ascribe it to the Etruscans; but it is Roman as to itsarchitecture, the lettering over the arches is Roman,as is also the manner of numbering the seats of thespectators. Its age must for ever remain a mystery ;the only certainty on that point being that it is verygreat. Some writers declare that it dates from thetime of Diocletian only, and ask how is it likely that amere Roman colony should boast a stone amphitheatrewhen the capital itself was lacking in such a possession IIt may be answered that other towns of less importancethan Verona, colon
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