The Shows, or De Spectaculis
Tertullian
Chapter 12
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- Tertullian
It remains for us to examine the “spectacle” most
Opening the library…
Opening the library…
The Shows, or De Spectaculis
Tertullian
It remains for us to examine the “spectacle” most
[The authority of Tertullian, in this matter, is accepted by the critics, as of historic importance.]
[Though this was probably written at Carthage, his reference to the Flavian theatre in this place is plain from the immediate comparison with the Capitol.]
[To the infernal deities and first of all to Pluto. See vol. I. note 6, p. 131, this Series.]