New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-03

TIE ssls Of 40 African nons'er serpert one hundfeS
AID ,.,r,y Roman feet 10 Istgth, eos on exhibition 10
Romss ten pie dBrrg the 6Ist Pupie var IL vns
sD.d By tie sodiels 81 Reguius ~iso a caiapuls Au-
su.tas exhibit ed snake ty yards ong in the foram.
There are 70 O. ccpn's e se'ptD,s seDy eog>ged In
zee arena st that time 10 the year Of cur Lord 2oi
'bae oaptrIcd in the M,c;orraes an, and being
c0IsGertd nprssticssls 81 that time 10 carry hi to
R,Ee, uodel va, made ard psctd on exhibition in
be Colicum. Il was so l4lg. that shy bears cv1id
ii place inside II. Whle Scsurus -Eiils the
bones OF al immense nonster scre exhibited
shcA, kr the sake OF givos them interest ~srs Sod
70 beoIg 20 Tie Identical monster to which the lovely
Abdroueds would have fallen an unwilling victim but
sor The inteyposifion o. 'he soos.
We have hitherto spoken nost.y Of topsesi animals
orly but 10 present. complete picture Of The oomhass
N the Roman Cncus durirs the E~p're, ws nua not
IN il 10 mention the aLinsl tnoes 1T Northern Ind
Central Europe. After the victories Of Cssar, the
forests OF Germany, Northe'r France ard England,
we're haIted through to provide fr the R"msa s.-
additions. From England we're Obtained the oshAe
and moose, at leas, the latter is suppoeed 10 have
BET meant by the aiocs of ancient writer. Dogs
were also imported fr,m Epslsnd ard Scotland which
appesr to have been Of unusual 6rocty, o. !, fsre-
lated shey were transported in iron cages. Italy Der
self supplied wild cattle. the bear ind boar, besds
bMes deer al many other wild aainais, with which
the smaller cities filed their AREAS. The Roman no
bIty also raised them in tceir privae parks Ga the
fam Of the orator. Hosfensius, such preserve,
surrounded with q wall and covering some my ssfs&.
A terrace rased in TIE uisdle on which to seasS
In the open air while rund about beneath the hoet
and bis guests wild animals II every species asssr
bled st the stra Of Tyre in tie hands of slave
eostumed as Orpheus Daring the later times OF The
Roman Empire there wild parks were extensively sus-
tanned Cd the Imperial domains.
In copcusioD, It may be interesting to give some
statements regarding the various species Of animals
that appeared ia . single large spectacle Of those
times In the festival instituted BY Sevsrus 10 the
year 900 the rcosure in the Apphtheatsr wa shaped
ike boat spd could contain 200 animals 1t one Time
Seven hundred bess.s-bears LoDesses. panthers,
lions, osrichee. zsbras and S,d oxsn-wers slaagh-
tered during this single celebration. which continued
seven days. There was also in this engagement a
elephant one of the above toned survcottss, ssd
60 Bears.
A no less remarkable spectacle occurred under The
the third Gordisn. Upon his victorious return nom
the Persian war. be brought with him IN immsnss
collection of foreign aniuals There we're In this
classical nensgere 81 elsphsuts, 10 moose, 10 tigers,
60 lions, 90 kopsrds 10 byepss, l bippopo.Anus, ]
rhiroctros 10 liors Of 40 immense sse, 10 grsfes
zebras ~, 10 wild hoises o. and countless number
of other animnIs. His successor, Philip, offered up
this entire collection at his celebration on Rons's
thOu,ar 9TH birthday, A. ID. 946. In the trumpesi
procession of Aurelisn after his victory over Tstrcus
ard Zenobia of Palmyra, A. ID. IA, appeared Q
chariot to which were Larnessed deer 20 elephants,
4 tigers, several CRATES and moose, and 200 tame
snimsls from Palestine and Africa, which last The
Emperor, Immediately after the triumph pressnssAN
bis servants in order TO spare Fiseus the expense VI
their support.
At the entertainment given by the Emperor Protus
A. d. 2sl, in celebration Of bis triumph, On inmesss
number of animals we're given ever TO the popuieos.
Trees were planted in the inmense circus, giving Il
The appearance Of large park. Iuto this were driven
q tt oussnd ostIiches, . thousand deer, thousand
boars, thou. and does, wild goa's and wild shsepas
AIRY animals in fine, as IL had been possible 10 consce
ard gather Together The citizens then admitted,
and each was permitted 10 carry OF what he eeaA
shay. As might be expected many psrs'ns lost their
lives in this indscrminate sport, particularly through
arrows intended for the animals.