| Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 530 Seiten
...scenes, the Roman em* perors displayed their wealth and liberality; and we reacl on various occasions, that the whole furniture of the amphitheatre consisted either of silver, or of gold, or of amber f . The poet who describes the games of Carinus, in the character of a shepherd attracted to the capital... | |
| William Scott - 1817 - 416 Seiten
...the Roman Emperors displayed their wealth and liberality ; and we read, that on various occasions, the whole furniture of the amphitheatre consisted...gold, or of amber. The poet who describes the games of Carious, in the character of a sheperd, attracted to the capital by the fame of their magnificence,... | |
| William Scott - 1819 - 366 Seiten
...the Roman emperors displayed their wealth and liberality ; and we read, that, on various occasions, the whole furniture of the amphitheatre consisted either of silver, or of gold, or of ambur. The poet who describes the games of Carinus, in the character of a shepherd, attracted to the... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 434 Seiten
...read, that on various occasions, the whole furniture of the Amphitheatre consisted either of silver,or of gold, or of amber. The poet who describes the games of Carimis, in the character of a shepherd, attracted to the capital by the fame of their magnificence,... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 422 Seiten
...read, that on various occasions, the whole furniture of the Amphitheatre consisted either of silver,or of gold, or of amber. The poet who describes the games of Caiinus, in the character of a shepherd, attracted to the capital by the fame of their magnificence,... | |
| William Scott - 1823 - 396 Seiten
...the Roman emperors displayed their wealth and liberality ; and we read, that, on various occasions, the whole furniture of the amphitheatre consisted...Carinus, in the character of a shepherd, attracted to the capitoj by the fan>e of their magnificence, affirms, that the nets designed as a , defence against... | |
| William Scott - 1825 - 382 Seiten
...the Roman emperors displayed their wealth and liberality ; and we read, that, on various occasions, the whole furniture of the amphitheatre consisted...Carinus, in the character of a shepherd, attracted to the capitol by the fame of their magnificence, affirms, that the nets designed as a defence against the... | |
| Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 468 Seiten
...wealth and liberality ; and we re on various occasions, that the whole furniture of the amp; theatre consisted either of silver, or of gold, or of amber...The poet who describes the games of Carinus, in the charac 91 See MafFei, Verona Illustrata, p. iv. 1. ic 2. 92 Mttffei, I. ii. c. 2. The height was тегу... | |
| John Miley - 1843 - 362 Seiten
...replenished with the monsters of the deep. As to the decoration of the scenes, we read, on various occasions, that the whole furniture of the amphitheatre consisted either of silver, or of gold, or of amber.f An eye witness affirms that the nets designed as a defence against the wild beasts were of... | |
| Robert Lynam - 1850 - 620 Seiten
...scenes, the Roman emperors displayed their wealth and liberality ; and we read on various occasions, that the whole furniture of the amphitheatre consisted either of silver, or of gold, or of amber." At the dedication, or first opening, of this immense edifice, Titus exhibited spectacles, which continued... | |
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