Where were the Christian martyrs that died with prayers upon their lips, amid the jeers and imprecations of their fellow men? Where were the barbarian gladiators, brought forth to the festival of blood, and "butchered to make a Roman holiday"?
The awful silence answered, "They are mine!" The dust beneath me answered, "They are mine!"
FOOTNOTE:
[34] From "Outre Mer," by Henry W. Longfellow.
Expression: Learn all you can about the Coliseum. When was it built? by whom? For what was it used?
Word Study: Forum, Palatine, Via Sacra, Titus, Domitian, Libyan, Anatolia.
