In the second century, Tertullian wrote: “Among [Christians] nothing is ever said, or seen, or heard, which has anything in common with the madness of the circus, the immodesty of the theatre, [and] the atrocities of the arena. ”
Teisel sajandil elanud Tertullianus kirjutas, et kristlastel „pole ei kõnes, nägemises ega kuulmises midagi tegemist tsirkuse hulluse, teatri häbituse ega areeni metsikusega ”.