Note 203 — THE FLAVIAN AMPHITHEATRE, COMMONLY CALLED THE COLOSSEUM. (continued 2)
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“Erat mons ligneus ad instar incliti montis illius, quem vates Homerus Idæum cecinit, sublimi instructus fabrica, consitus viretis et vivis arboribus summo cacumine, de manibus fabri fonte mænante, fluviales aquas eliquans.” (Apulei, Metamor., lib. x. c. 30.)