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Throughout history, man has been infatuated with large beasts. On the maps of the ancient world there are massive sea monsters that are depicting to be eating humans. There are stories in Greek Mythology of slayings of lions and other great beasts like the Minotaur. In Egypt one can see references of the Crocodile on a mask of a Pharaoh. Human beings love the biggest and greatest animals. Rome was no different. Within The Coliseum, some of the best forms of entertainment were when the gladiators would battle against wild beasts. There was also a lot of art with depictions of wild animals in the Roman art at this time. Especially when the Romans began to venture eastward into Asia and Southward into Africa, there was even more mystery and intrigue into the variety of animals that were being discovered.