ne Hills, was built
for chariot races, boxing, and gymnastic contests. It was an immense
structure, with galleries three stories high, and a canal called
Euripus, and it accommodated one hundred thousand spectators. In the
centre Caesar erected an obelisk one hundred and thirty-two feet high,
brought from Egypt. The seats were arranged as in the theatre. Six kinds
of games were celebrated: 1st, chariot racing; 2d, a sham-fight between
young men on horseback; 3d, a sham-fight between infantry and cavalry;
4th, athletic sports of all kinds; 5th, fights with wild beasts, such
as lions, boars, etc.; 6th, sea fights. Water was let into the canal
to float ships. The combatants were captives, or criminals condemned
to death, who fought until one party was killed, unless saved by the
kindness of the Emperor.

A TRIUMPHAL PROCESSION.

The Imperator, when he returned from a successful campaign, was
sometimes allowed to enjoy a triumphal procession, provided he had been
Dictator, Consul, or Praetor. No one desiring a triumph ever entered
the city until the Senate decided whether or not he deserved one. When
a favorable decision was reached, the temples were all thrown open,
garlands of flowers decorated every shrine and image, and incense smoked
on every altar. The Imperator ascended the triumphal car and entered a
city gate, where he was met by the whole body of the Senate, headed by
the magistrates.

The procession then proceeded in the following order:--

1. The Senate, headed by the magistrates. 2. A troop of trumpeters. 3.
Carts laden with spoils, often very costly and numerous. 4. A body of
flute-players. 5. White bulls and oxen for sacrifice. 6. Elephants and
rare animals from the conquered countries. 7. The arms and insignia
of the leaders of the conquered enemy. 8. The leaders themselves, with
their relatives and other captives. 9. The lictors of the Imperator
in single file, their fasces wreathed with laurel. 10. The Imperator
himself, in a circular chariot drawn by four horses. He was attired in
a gold-embroidered robe, and a flowered tunic; he held a laurel bough in
his right hand, a sceptre in his left, and his brow was encircled with a
laurel wreath. 11. The grown up sons and officers of the Imperator. 12.
The whole body of infantry, with spears adorned with laurel.

The OVATION was a sort of smaller triumph. The commander entered the
city on foot, or in later times on horseback. He was clothed in a
purple-bo