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nor tombs of their ancestors, nor yet for their 

 children : * setting before his soldiers every 

 motive to excite their valor, which they had 

 superior to these birds. This festival was stiled 

 A'ASKt^vcvv ayiuv ; and became anniversary. 



The Cock-pit, or TryXla, was in the theatre 

 where the public games were exhibited, and 

 was in form of a square stage, not round, like 

 the modern pits. The game of Cock-fighting 

 lasted but one day ; for originally it was con- 

 sidered partly as a religious and partly as a 

 political institution. 



But the custom was soon abused, and Cock- 

 matches grew frequent among private people. 

 The barber Meidias and Callias fought a main ; 

 these gentlemen were, in all probability, also ce- 

 lebrated Cock-feeders, or at least Quail-feeders, 

 being called o^rvyr^ocpoi ; for it is certain that the 

 antients prepared their birds for battle: great 

 sums were layed on the event ; and the LanistcB, 

 or Cockers, frequently totally ruined by their 

 pursuit of the diversion, j" 



The custom spread soon, as is suspected, 

 from Athens to Pergamns and Troas. In the 

 first were annual Cock-matches : and their 

 neighbours, the Dardanii Troes, seem equally 

 addicted to the diversion, as is evident from 



* JEUan. Far. Hist. ii. c. 20. f Columella, lib. viii. c. 2. 



