Anf-03 vi.vi.v Pg 9
[Ps. xliv. 5. Also lx. 12; xci. 13; cviii. 13.]
And the people began to shout, and my backers to exult. And I drew near to the trainer and took the branch; and he kissed me, and said to me, ‘Daughter, peace be with you:’ and I began to go gloriously to the Sanavivarian gate.8997 8997 This was the way by which the victims spared by the popular clemency escaped from the amphitheatre.
Then I awoke, and perceived that I was not to fight with beasts, but against the devil. Still I knew that the victory was awaiting me. This, so far, I have completed several days before the exhibition; but what passed at the exhibition itself let who will write.”