and gladiatorial contests that were the finest at this far east end of the empire. There was a huge theater, where audiences enjoyed the greatest dramas of the empire. Seated in sculpted seats beneath expansive awnings facing the ocean, they were entertained by singers and actors. Just to the south there was a new horse-racing track, where chariots and skilled horsemen competed for money before cheering crowds. There were markets where anything, indeed anything, could be bought, from Ethiopian slaves
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