Roman History, 55.10.7

Cassius Dio  translated by Earnest Cary

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7Two hundred and sixty lions were slaughtered in the Circus. There was a gladiatorial combat in the Saepta, and a naval battle between the “Persians” and the “Athenians” was given on the spot where even to -day some relics of it are still pointed out.

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