The Martyrs of the Coliseum or Historical Records of the Great Amphitheater of Ancient Rome

Here is told both the fascinating history of the Roman Coliseum and the lives and deaths of many famous Roman martyrs, such as St. Ignatius of Antioch, St. Prisca, Pope St. Stephen, St. Vitus and companions, St. Marinus, St. Martina, etc. Tells the heroism of the martyrs, the cruelty of the Roman mob, and the incredible miracles God worked on behalf of His saints. Exciting and vivid even today. Impr. 466 pgs, PB I. INTRODUCTION II. THE ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY OF THE COLISEUM III. ITS ENTERTAINMENTS AND SPECTACLES IV. THE CHRISTIANS V. THE FIRST MARTYR VI. ST. IGNATIUS VII. THE ROMAN GENERAL VIII. THE YOUNG BISHOP IX. THE SARDINIAN YOUTH X. ST. ALEXANDER XI. THE SENATORS XII. MARINUS XIII. MARTINA XIV. THE PERSIAN KINGS XV. THE ACTS OF POPE STEPHEN XVI. TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY SOLDIERS XVII. ACTS OF ST. PRISCA XVIII. CHRYSANTHUS AND DARIA XIX. PERSECUTION OF DIOCLETIAN XX. ACTS OF ST. VITUS AND COMPANIONS XXI. META SUDANS XXII. THE LAST MARTYR XXIII. TELEMACHUS STILL TRIUMPHANT XXIV. THE COLISEUM IN THE MIDDLE AGES XXV. OTHER REMARKABLE EVENTS XXVI. THE CONCLUSION