90. Claudian (in Cons. Mall. Theodori, 279-331) describes,
in a lively and fanciful manner, the various games of the
circus, the theatre, and the amphitheatre, exhibited by the
new consul. The sanguinary combats of gladiators had already
been prohibited. Twenty centenaria equal 2000 pounds in
gold. Procopius says 20 centenaria equaled 144,000 solidi,
and there were 72 solidi to the pound. With the solidus
worth 10s, the sum would be �72,000.]