Famous Colosseum Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Colosseum poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous colosseum poems. These examples illustrate what a famous colosseum poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Hugo, Victor
...s of old
By the priest and the praetor, combined to uphold
An idolatrous cause,
Forth they came while the vast Colosseum throughout
Gathered thousands looked on, and they fell 'mid the shout
Of "the People's" applause.
On the eve of that day of their evenings the last!
At the gates of their dungeon a gorgeous repast,
Rich, unstinted, unpriced,
That the doomed might (forsooth) gather strength ere they bled,
With an ignorant pity the jailers wou...Read more of this...
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