 | Alban Butler - 1845 - 322 pages
...such as appeared at these sights. — For the men, a red mantle, which was the habit of the priest of Saturn : for the women, a little fillet round the...promise made them that they should not be forced to anything contrary to their religion. The tribune then consented that they might appear in the amphitheatre... | |
 | Annie Webb - 1850 - 338 pages
...who attended these dreadful combats to be adorned with some of the symbols of idolatry. The men wore a red mantle, which was the habit of the priests of Saturn > and the women a little fillet bound round their heads, by which the priestesses of Ceres were known:... | |
 | Alban Butler - 1857 - 950 pages
...not able to contain her joy. When they came to the gate of the amphitheatre, the guards would hare given them, according to custom, the superstitious...promise made them that they should not be forced to anything contrary to their religion. The tribune then consented that they might appear in the amphitheatre... | |
 | Alban Butler - 1866 - 320 pages
...such as appeared at these sights. — For the men, a red mantle, which was the habit of the priest of Saturn : for the women, a little fillet round the...promise made them that they should not be forced to anything contrary to their religion. The tribune then consented that they might appear in the amphitheatre... | |
 | Sabine Baring-Gould - 1879 - 536 pages
...prison to the amphitheatre full of joy. Perpetua walked with a composed countenance and easy pace, with her eyes modestly cast down ; Felicitas went...were known. The martyrs rejected those idolatrous vestments ; and, by the mouth of Perpetua, said they came thither of their own accord, on the promise... | |
 | Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen - 1906 - 388 pages
...delivered of a daughter, which a certain Christian woman took care of, and brought up as her own child. " The day of their triumph being come, they went out...priestesses of Ceres were known. " The martyrs rejected these idolatrous ceremonies ; and, by the mouth of Perpetua, said they came hither of their own accord... | |
 | 1908 - 468 pages
...prison to the amphitheatre. Joy sparkled in their eyes and appeared in all their gestures and words. When they came to the gate of the amphitheatre the...priestesses of Ceres were known. The martyrs rejected these adulterous ceremonies, and by the mouth of Perpetua said that they came thither of their own... | |
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When they came to the gate of the amphitheatre, the guards would hare given them, according to custom, the superstitious habits with which they adorned such as appeared at these sights. For the men, a red mantle, which was the habit of the priests of... 