After this Marcius was sent to reduce to submission any tribes that had‘not yet been subjugated. Scipio returned to New Carthage to discharge his vows and to exhibit the gladiatorial spectacle which he had prepared in honour of the memory of his father and his uncle. The gladiators on this occasion were not drawn from the class from which the trainers usually take them-slaves and men who sell their blood-but were all volunteers and gave their services gratuitously. Some had been sent by their chiefs to Give an exhibition of the instinctive couraze of their race. otners proiessea tneir winingness to ngnt out of compiiment to their general, others again were drawn by a spirit of rivalry to challenge one another to single combat. There were several who had outstanding quarrels with one another and who agreed to seize this opportunity of deciding them by the sword on the agreed condition that the vanquished was to be at the disposal of the victor. It was not only obscure individuals who were doing this. Two distinguished members of the native nobility, Corbis and Orsua, first cousins to each other, who were disputing the primacy of a city called Ibes gave out that they intended to settle their dispute with the sword. Corbis was the elder of the two, but Orsua's father had been the last to hold that dignity, having succeeded his brother. Scipio wanted them to discuss the question calmly and peaceably, but as they had refused to do so at the request of their own relations, they told him that they would not accept the arbitrament of any one, whether god or man except Mars, and to- him alone would they appeal. The elder relied upon his strength, the younger on his youth; they both preferred to fight to the death rather than that one should be subject to the commands of the other. Thev Dresented a striking spectacle to the armv and an eauallv stnxinLy Drooi of the miscniei wnicn the passion ror Dower worn amongst men. 1 ne eiaer cousin Dy nls taminarity with arms and his dexterity easily prevailed over the rough untrained strength of the younger. The Lyladiatorial contests were followed by funeral names with all the pomp which the resources of the province and the caMD could furnish.