On Animais depicted on Antique Monuments. 27.^ 



norum, a J, Grcevio, (Lugd. Bat. 1694-99), and in the supple- 

 ment entitled Nova Supplementa congesta ah Joanne Paleno 

 (Venitici, 1737), as also in his dissertation on the games of the 

 circus, may be seen a considerable number of the larger carni- 

 vorous animals, as depicted by the ancients, and combating with 

 men. 



The medals called Antonian, which are figured in the work 

 of Morellianus, or of Sigebert Hauercampi (Familiarum Roma- 

 norum numismata omnia; Amstelodani, 1734^, present us with a 

 great number of lions. This is also true of the work of Gorius 

 (Tresor des pierres gravees Antiques)^ which we formerly had 

 occasion to quote when speaking of the chimaera. The lion is 

 also very often represented as an accompaniment to Bacchus on 

 antique monuments. Thus he is found on various bas-reliefs and 

 precious stones, noticed in the greater number of works which 

 speak of him, such as those of Montfaucon, d'Augustini, of 

 Gessner, Gorius, and of Bartoli. 



It would appear that lions were so abundant at Carthage 

 and in Rome, that they succeeded in subduing and taming them. 

 Thus, Hanno had a lion at Carthage which was so tame, that it 

 followed him every where like a dog. Some years before the Chris- 

 tian era, Anthony had tame lions harnessed to his chariot; whilst, 

 on the other hand, Domitian exhibited to the people a woman 

 combating with a lion ; and, later still, in the same games of 

 the Circus, a tiger overcoming another lion. Quintius Scaevola, 

 as is well known, was the first who exhibited lion-fights in the 

 Circus to the people of Rome. 



The true tiger — the Felis tigris of naturalists — is more rarely 

 represented in antiques than the lion, the leopard, and especially 

 the panther. The first which was brought to Rome was exhi- 

 bited in a cage, at the dedication of the temple of Marcellus. 

 Claudius exhibited four at a later period at the opening of the 

 Pantheon. A Mosaic which has come down to our days, re- 

 presents these tigers of the natural size, so that they can be 

 compared with the existing species. 



The royal tiger is also very accurately figured on many 

 engraved stones, which are represented in tlie works we have 

 already named ; and also in those of La Chausse, of Mariette, 

 of Montfaucon, and of Ciampini. 



