Bomb . ^ ^^ftrcc Bays 3?c$tloaI in th^ J\.mphitlicatrc. [Note—The writer produces this tale with many apologies to the author of QuoVadis. He has also borrowed largely from the writings of the elder Pliny, whoseintimate knowledge of the habits of many of the crystal forms has proved of thegreatest assistance to him.] THE enormous amphitheatre stood just without the enclosure ofthe ancient city. Here were seen the great and costly gameswith which Caesar was wont to amuse the people. Joined to itwere the barracks of the magnificent legion of household troops, thePedites VirginiEe Militaris Insti
Bomb . ^ ^^ftrcc Bays 3?c$tloaI in th^ J\.mphitlicatrc. [Note—The writer produces this tale with many apologies to the author of QuoVadis. He has also borrowed largely from the writings of the elder Pliny, whoseintimate knowledge of the habits of many of the crystal forms has proved of thegreatest assistance to him.] THE enormous amphitheatre stood just without the enclosure ofthe ancient city. Here were seen the great and costly gameswith which Caesar was wont to amuse the people. Joined to itwere the barracks of the magnificent legion of household troops, thePedites VirginiEe Militaris Institutionis. The amphitheatre occupiedthe angle of the barracks. At the other end of the barrack enclosurestood the Laboratorium Mineralogium, another theatre where some ofthe most bloody and exciting gladiatorial contests were held. 71 In years agone when the Gauls came down from the North andburned the barracks, the conflagration had also reduced the amphi-theatre to ruins. It had been rebuilt, however
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