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          <head xml:id="echoid-head134" style="it" xml:space="preserve">Dello Amfiteatro, del cerchio, de luoghi da paſſeggiare, de gradi da ſedere, & de portici de
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          giudici minori, & de loro adornamenti.</head>
          <head xml:id="echoid-head135" style="it" xml:space="preserve">Cap. VIII.</head>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s11427" xml:space="preserve">HAbbiamo inſino a quì Trattato de Teatri, reſtaci da quì inanzi a trattare
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            del Cerchio, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11428" xml:space="preserve">de gli Amfiteatri, tutti queſti ſono diſceſi dal Teatro, per-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-314-01" xlink:href="note-314-01a" xml:space="preserve">5</note>
            cioche il cerchio certamente non è quaſi altro, cheun Teatro che ſi ſia di-
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            ſteſo in lungo con le teſte, con linee equidiſtanti l'una da l'altra, ma non ha diſua
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            natura ſeco portici, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11429" xml:space="preserve">lo Amfiteatro è fatto di duoi Teatri congiunti inſieme,
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            con le teſte, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11430" xml:space="preserve">con i gradi da ſedere, con circuito continouato, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11431" xml:space="preserve">ſono in queſto
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            differenti, che il Teatro certamente, è quaſi un mezo Teatro, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11432" xml:space="preserve">in queſto ancora,
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-314-02" xlink:href="note-314-02a" xml:space="preserve">10</note>
            che lo Amfiteatro ha la piazza del mezo libera, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11433" xml:space="preserve">eſpedita da Palchi de gli Iſtrio
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            ni, ma ne le altre coſe, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11434" xml:space="preserve">masſimo ne' gradi da ſedere, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11435" xml:space="preserve">ne le Logge ancora, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11436" xml:space="preserve">
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            ne le entrate, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11437" xml:space="preserve">in ſimili altre coſe ſono molto conformi: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11438" xml:space="preserve">Io credo che lo Amfi-
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            teatro principalmente fuſſe fatto per ſeruire a le caccie, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11439" xml:space="preserve">che per queſto piaceſ-
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            ſe loro di farli tondi: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11440" xml:space="preserve">Accioche ſerrata, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11441" xml:space="preserve">ſtimolate le fiere in coſi fatto luogo, nõ
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-314-03" xlink:href="note-314-03a" xml:space="preserve">15</note>
            trouãdo in neſſun luogo alcun cãtone doue rifuggire, fusſino da cõbattenti piu
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            facilmente aizzate, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11442" xml:space="preserve">fatte muouere; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11443" xml:space="preserve">concioſia che e' ui ſi metteuano huomini,
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            che cõ modi miracoloſi combatteuano contro le ferocisſime fiere, intra quali
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            alcuni con il ſaltare, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11444" xml:space="preserve">con l'aiuto d'una aſta; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11445" xml:space="preserve">eleuandoſi in alto ingannauano un
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            Toro che ueniua a la uolta loro: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11446" xml:space="preserve">Altri armati di punte, come quelle de le Canne,
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-314-04" xlink:href="note-314-04a" xml:space="preserve">20</note>
            ſi offeriuano a laſciarſi maneggiare da gli Orſi, in una arca di legno, o aggirando-
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            ueſegli atorno, altri gli aſſaliuano contenti ſolo di una Cappa, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11447" xml:space="preserve">di una accetta,
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            o mazzaferrata. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11448" xml:space="preserve">Finalmente ſe alcuno haueua trouata coſa alcuna che con lo
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            ingegno poteſſe ingannare le fiere, o ſe egli ſi ſentiua tanto gagliardo, o ualente
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            di forze, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11449" xml:space="preserve">di animo che e' poteſſe ſottentrare al pericolo, ſi offeriua là nel me-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-314-05" xlink:href="note-314-05a" xml:space="preserve">25</note>
            zo. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11450" xml:space="preserve">Secondo che ciaſcuno haueſſe deliberato d'acquiſtare premio, o lode.
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s11451" xml:space="preserve">Trouo ancora, che ne' Teatri, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11452" xml:space="preserve">ne gli Amfiteatri, i Principi erano ſoliti di gittar
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            ui pomi, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11453" xml:space="preserve">a laſciarui andare uccellami, per eccitare fanciulleſche queſtioni di
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            chi prima ſe gli poteſſe pigliare. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11454" xml:space="preserve">La piazza del mezo dell' Amfiteatro, ãcora che
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            ella ſia accerchiata da duoi Teatri, congiunti inſieme, non però ſi dee fare tan-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-314-06" xlink:href="note-314-06a" xml:space="preserve">30</note>
            to lunga, come ella uerrebbe ſe ſi congiugnesſino inſieme duoi Teatri, con le
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            braccia, o teſte diſteſe; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11455" xml:space="preserve">ma biſogna che la larghezza conriſponda proportional-
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            mente a la lunghezza. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11456" xml:space="preserve">Furono alcuni appreſſo a gli antichi, che ſeciono la lun-
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            ghezza otto, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11457" xml:space="preserve">la larghezza ſette parti, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11458" xml:space="preserve">alcuni che la feciono tre larga, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11459" xml:space="preserve">quat-
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            tro lunga, l'altre coſe ſeciono come ne Teatri. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11460" xml:space="preserve">Concioſia che gli fecionoi porti-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-314-07" xlink:href="note-314-07a" xml:space="preserve">35</note>
            ci di fuori, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11461" xml:space="preserve">ſopra gli ultimi gradi da ſedere, feciono la loggia di dentro, laqu a-
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            le chiamammo Serraglio. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11462" xml:space="preserve">Reſtaci a trattare del cerchio. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11463" xml:space="preserve">Dicono, che queſto
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            fu fatto ad immitatione de le coſe del Cielo, percioche ſi come le caſe del Cielo
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            ſon dodici, coſi queſto ancora, ha dodici porticciuole da entrarui, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11464" xml:space="preserve">coſi come
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            i pianeti ſon ſette, coſi queſto ha ſette termini. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11465" xml:space="preserve">Vno de' quali è poſto a la par-
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              <note position="left" xlink:label="note-314-08" xlink:href="note-314-08a" xml:space="preserve">40</note>
            te di Oriente, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11466" xml:space="preserve">l'altro a quella di Ponente aſſai lontani l'uno da l'altro, Talmen-
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            te che le Carrette di duoi, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11467" xml:space="preserve">di quattro Cauagli giù per il mezo de gli ſpatii del
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            cerchio, potesſino ſcorrendo combattere, come fa il Sole & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11468" xml:space="preserve">la Luna, per il Zo-
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            diaco, & </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11469" xml:space="preserve">fare in xxiiii. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11470" xml:space="preserve">hore uentiquattro uolte tai giuochi. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s11471" xml:space="preserve">I giucatori </s>
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