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  2. Venatio - Wikipedia

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    Venatio was first introduced by Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, who celebrated his Greek campaign by hosting games where gladiators would fight lions and panthers.. Exotic wild beasts from the far reaches of the Roman Empire were brought to Rome and hunts were held in the morning prior to the afternoon main event of gladiatorial duels.

  3. Spectacles in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    The spectacles in ancient Rome were numerous, open to all citizens and generally free of charge; some of them were distinguished by the grandeur of the stagings and cruelty. Romans preferred to attend gladiatorial fights, those with ferocious beasts ( venationes ), reproductions of naval battles ( naumachia ), chariot races , athletic contests ...

  4. Circus Maximus - Wikipedia

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    Even at the height of its development as a chariot-racing circuit, the circus remained the most suitable space in Rome for religious processions on a grand scale and was the most popular venue for large-scale venationes; in the late 3rd century, the emperor Probus laid on a spectacular Circus show in which beasts were hunted through a veritable ...

  5. Animals in ancient Greece and Rome - Wikipedia

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    Birds in ancient Rome and Greece were eaten as food. Flamingo tongues were highly valuable in ancient Rome. Emperors would collect them and serve them at feasts. [59] The Hēliou Zōön, or "creature of the sun" was an ancient Greek term for a species of bird, which was likely the Greater Flamingo or the Phoenix. [60]

  6. Gladiator Mosaic - Wikipedia

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    Detail of the Gladiator Mosaic. The Gladiator Mosaic is a famous set of 5 large mosaics of gladiators and venators and two smaller ones. The mosaics are dated to the first half of the 4th century [1] and are now installed in the Salone of the Galleria Borghese in Rome. [2]

  7. Venetian Holy Inquisition - Wikipedia

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    As the diplomatic representative of the papacy, he could intervene directly with the Venetian government to defend the interests of the Church and the inquisition, particularly in disputed cases. His participation ensured that the inquisition in Venice remained subject to the Holy Office in Rome and acted with the full authority of the pope.

  8. Naumachia - Wikipedia

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    Naumachia Vaticana on a map of ancient Rome around 300 AD. After the Flavian period, naumachiae disappear from the texts almost completely. Apart from a mention in the Augustan History, a late source of limited reliability, only the town records (fastia) of Ostia tells us that in 109 Trajan inaugurated a naumachia basin.

  9. Temple of Venus and Roma - Wikipedia

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    3D reconstruction of the temple as seen from the Colosseum. It was set on a platform measuring 145 metres (476 ft) x 100 metres (330 ft). The peripteral temple itself measured 110 metres (360 ft) x 53 metres (174 ft) and 31 metres (102 ft) high (counting the statues) and consisted of two main chambers (), each housing a cult statue of a god—Venus, the goddess of love, and Roma, the goddess ...

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