Roman Revels in Nice - gala at Hotel Ruhl, Nice, 1924
The Proconsular Banquet - Roman Revels in Nice. Bacchanalian antics in Nice in 1924 at an extravagant gala organised at the Hotel Ruhl. Directed by M. Paul Tissier, the event included wrestling with a live bear, the waiters dressed in togas, a bacchanale, a dance by Greek maidens, wrestling by gladiators and the sacrifice of a sheep
Picture No
11040740
Media ID
46087606
Size
4088px x 6081px
(3.8MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Page from The Sketch, 13 February 1924
Date
1924
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