. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Children's Book of Fact and Fancy . ole earth; nor could aspectator, however hostile, forget that thoughthey are vulgar in taste and savage in temper,they have conquered the world. But let me relateto you in order the things which I saw. Trajan the Emperor—who, by the way, both inhis virtues and vices, is a Roman of the Romans—having added seven new provinces to the em-pire, resolved to exhibit to the people such a showas never before had been seen in Rome; and itis confessed by all that he has attained his ambi-tion. The day before yesterday, my host, whoseo
. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Children's Book of Fact and Fancy . ole earth; nor could aspectator, however hostile, forget that thoughthey are vulgar in taste and savage in temper,they have conquered the world. But let me relateto you in order the things which I saw. Trajan the Emperor—who, by the way, both inhis virtues and vices, is a Roman of the Romans—having added seven new provinces to the em-pire, resolved to exhibit to the people such a showas never before had been seen in Rome; and itis confessed by all that he has attained his ambi-tion. The day before yesterday, my host, whoseoffice imposes upon him part of the care of thesematters, took me to the public supper at whichthe gladiators who were to fight on the morrowtook leave of their friends and kinsfolk. Thetables were spread in the circus itself; and therewere present, I should suppose, not less than twohundred guests (so many gladiators being about 114 STORIES THAT MAKE USE OF HISTORY to fight on the morrow), for whom most bounti-ful provision of the richest food and most gen-. silent ; and these, I noticed, were also more spar-ing of the wine-cup, which moderation woulddoubtless receive the reward of a clearer sightand steadier hand for the arena. There were notwanting sights which touched the heart. Onesuch I observed in particular, because my hostwas concerned in it. I should say first, that someof these gladiators, though they themselves areslaves, yet have slaves of their own who receiveby no means inconsiderable gifts when their mas-ters are victorious; and not seldom, also, someshare of the wages which the gladiators winthrough their prowess. As we were walking A SAMNITE. erous wines had been made. They were of allnations; but chiefly, as I was told, from Gaul andThrace. From Greece, it rejoices me to say, therewere but very few, and most of these Arcadianswho, now that the Romans have established peaceover all the world, are compelled to hire out theirswords, not for honorable war
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