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... Rome shall stand ; When falls the Coliseum , Rome shall fall ; And when Rome falls — the World . In the days of its use the Coliseum had many remarkable fea- tures . The arena could be flooded for the staging of mimic sea battles , of ...
... Rome shall stand ; When falls the Coliseum , Rome shall fall ; And when Rome falls — the World . In the days of its use the Coliseum had many remarkable fea- tures . The arena could be flooded for the staging of mimic sea battles , of ...
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... Rome that “ our vices have attained to such a height of enormity , that we can no longer endure either the burden of them , or the sharpness of the necessary remedies . " A great deal worse was to come . Sportsmanship and the fighting ...
... Rome that “ our vices have attained to such a height of enormity , that we can no longer endure either the burden of them , or the sharpness of the necessary remedies . " A great deal worse was to come . Sportsmanship and the fighting ...
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... Rome . Seneca , a member of the Senate , was the best - known tragic dramatist of the first century of the Christian era . Born in Spain around 4 B.C. , he was brought to Rome as a child . He lived in the most dangerous of times for a ...
... Rome . Seneca , a member of the Senate , was the best - known tragic dramatist of the first century of the Christian era . Born in Spain around 4 B.C. , he was brought to Rome as a child . He lived in the most dangerous of times for a ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Roman Spectacle | 33 |
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