On the Spectacles, 21 (Ker)

Whate'er Rhodope saw, 'tis said, on the Orphic stage, that the Arena, Caesar, has shown to thee. Cliffs crept, and a marvellous wood sped swiftly on, one such as was in belief of men the grove of the Hesperides. Every kind of wild beast was there mingled with the flock, and above the minstrel hovered many a bird, but he fell, mangled by an ungrateful bear. This thing alone was done untold by history.