What strikes Elisha as characteristic about the people of Antioch?

Elisha is introduced to the seedy side of Antioch. He finds himself surrounded by men and women who are hedonistic and self centered. He finds this to be characteristic of the people of Antioch. Even the more noble people he meets in Antioch have character traits that are a result of the lifestyle people live in Antioch. Elisha witnesses slavery and wealthy Romans watching a man fight a lion to the death as they live luxurious lives of excess.