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Lions
12021-07-21T14:38:43-07:00Helen B. Kampmann Marodin057612e7fc4f8728b1dcdf23e7ab160b2ebfb68f228495plain2021-09-07T08:07:02-07:00Helen B. Kampmann Marodin057612e7fc4f8728b1dcdf23e7ab160b2ebfb68fThe presence of lions reinforce the reference to the Colosseum, where these animals were often brought up to the arena during spectacles such as gladiator battles.
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1media/piranesi-2M-vol08-005_thumb.jpg2021-07-18T13:40:12-07:00Helen B. Kampmann Marodin057612e7fc4f8728b1dcdf23e7ab160b2ebfb68fCarceri plate V1media/piranesi-2M-vol08-005.jpgplain2021-07-18T13:40:12-07:00Helen B. Kampmann Marodin057612e7fc4f8728b1dcdf23e7ab160b2ebfb68f