. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . ng attention to the showof wild beasts, or for giving point to the contest at the Baths, two of which weappend :— The Gladiatorial troupe of Suettius Curius, the aedile, will fightat Pompeii on the last day of May. There will be a chase of wild beasts, andawnings to protect spectators from the sun. Does not this read like theannouncement of one of our prize fights and a performance at a menagerie ?What shall we say to this:—At the dedication of the Baths at the expenseof Cuacus Al
. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . ng attention to the showof wild beasts, or for giving point to the contest at the Baths, two of which weappend :— The Gladiatorial troupe of Suettius Curius, the aedile, will fightat Pompeii on the last day of May. There will be a chase of wild beasts, andawnings to protect spectators from the sun. Does not this read like theannouncement of one of our prize fights and a performance at a menagerie ?What shall we say to this:—At the dedication of the Baths at the expenseof Cuacus Alleius Nigidius Maius, there will be a venatio, athletic contests,sprinkling of perfumes, and awnings. Prosperity to Maius, chief of theColony. The mode in which Pompeii was destroyed renders its present conditionvery easy to understand. Everywhere are seen two layers, one over theother, one layer of small whitish pumice-stone, called at Naples A/////; theyare about the size of a pea; and above these is a layer of brown dust,exceedingly fine and movable. Pompeii was not then either covered with 39° -^^^_J. ^I^
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