{"id":41,"date":"2019-10-04T15:13:46","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T19:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/spectaclesintheromanworldsourcebook\/?post_type=part&#038;p=41"},"modified":"2020-08-13T12:36:52","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T16:36:52","slug":"section-iii-animals-in-the-arena","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/spectaclesintheromanworldsourcebook\/part\/section-iii-animals-in-the-arena\/","title":{"raw":"Animals in the Arena","rendered":"Animals in the Arena"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"attachment_318\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1174\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-318\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/spectaclesintheromanworldsourcebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2019\/10\/Section-3-Mosaic.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a mosaic\" width=\"1174\" height=\"840\" \/> Retouched image of a Smirat Mosaic[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<em>This 3rd century mosaic from Smirat in Tunisia records a <\/em>[pb_glossary id=\"97\"]venatio[\/pb_glossary] given by Magerius. In the centre stands a steward with bags of money to pay the costs of the hunt (1,000 denarii or 4,000 sesterces); the inscription recalls the cheers of the audience.\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-318\" style=\"width: 1174px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-318\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/spectaclesintheromanworldsourcebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2019\/10\/Section-3-Mosaic.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a mosaic\" width=\"1174\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/spectaclesintheromanworldsourcebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2019\/10\/Section-3-Mosaic.jpg 1174w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/spectaclesintheromanworldsourcebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2019\/10\/Section-3-Mosaic-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/spectaclesintheromanworldsourcebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2019\/10\/Section-3-Mosaic-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/spectaclesintheromanworldsourcebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2019\/10\/Section-3-Mosaic-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/spectaclesintheromanworldsourcebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2019\/10\/Section-3-Mosaic-65x47.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/spectaclesintheromanworldsourcebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2019\/10\/Section-3-Mosaic-225x161.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/spectaclesintheromanworldsourcebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/2019\/10\/Section-3-Mosaic-350x250.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1174px) 100vw, 1174px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Retouched image of a Smirat Mosaic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>This 3rd century mosaic from Smirat in Tunisia records a <\/em><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_41_97\">venatio<\/a> given by Magerius. In the centre stands a steward with bags of money to pay the costs of the hunt (1,000 denarii or 4,000 sesterces); the inscription recalls the cheers of the audience.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attributions clear\" prefix:cc=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#\" prefix:dc=\"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/\"><h2>Media Attributions<\/h2><ul><li about=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Sousse_museum_Smirat-retouched.jpg\"><a rel=\"cc:attributionURL\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Sousse_museum_Smirat-retouched.jpg\" property=\"dc:title\">Sousse museum Smirat-retouched<\/a>  &copy;  <a rel=\"dc:creator\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Pradigue\" property=\"cc:attributionName\">Photo by Pascal Radigue<\/a>    is licensed under a  <a rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY (Attribution)<\/a> license<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"glossary\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\" id=\"definition\">definition<\/span><template id=\"term_41_97\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_41_97\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>Beast hunts, sometimes in staged settings. 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