10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAESTUS»
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caestus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Head and Neck Injuries in Sports
These sharp gloves remained in use until at least the 2nd century A.D. From the
sharp thongs the Romans later developed the caestus. At first, they reinforced the
hump3 over the knuckles with hard leather, not only to protect the knuckles but ...
2
American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A ...
This arrangement of leather straps, known as a caestus, was wrapped around the
athletes forearms in a crisscross pattern and secured lead or iron weights over
the knuckles.The overall effect of Caestus is one of absolute control, from the ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Thayer Tolles, 1999
3
Athletics in the Ancient World
This comprehensive text focuses mostly on athletics in classical Greece and Rome, emphasizing the relationship between athletics and religion, art, and education.
4
Gladiators and Caesars: The Power of Spectacle in Ancient Rome
His glove (caestus) is of the normal Roman type, with long straps and reinforced
knuckleduster. 87 (RIGHT) Victorious boxer: detail of glove, with some modern
restoration Mid-first century bc Marble Museo Archeologico Nazionale diNapoli, ...
Eckart Köhne, Cornelia Ewigleben, Ralph Jackson, 2000
5
Bell's New Pantheon; or Historical dictionary of the gods, ...
Of the Caestus. The combat of the Caestus revived in the 23d Olympiad, was a
very rough exercise, in which the victory was commonly, if not always, stained
with blood. There are, however, great authorities to be produced in favour of it.
6
The works of Virgil tr. into English prose [by J. Davidson]. ...
Sic deinde locutus, 400 In medium geminos immani pondere caestus Projecit,
quibus acer Eryx in proelia suetus Ferre manum, duroque intendere brachia
tergo. Obstupuere animi : tantorum ingentia scptem Terga boiim plumbo insuto ...
Publius Vergilius Maro, Joseph Davidson (translator.), 1826
7
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and ...
Lee (2007) takes exception to the caestus having metal inserts, and argues that
the glove was made of leather. Either way, in his fictional Aeneid V. 404–484,
written about 29–19 BCE, Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro, 70–19 BCE) references
the ...
Thomas A. Green, Joseph R. Svinth, 2010
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Bell's New Pantheon; Or, Historical Dictionary of the Gods, ...
The combat of the Caestus revived in the 23d Olympiad, was a very rough
exercise, in which the victory was commonly, if not always, stained with blood.
There are, however, great authorities to be produced in favour of it. Hercules and
Pollux ...
9
The Lure of the Arena: Social Psychology and the Crowd at ...
(To this the Romans appear to have added pieces of metal and spikes to form the
fearsome caestus, one of the most vicious sporting accoutrements ever devised.)
As with the pankration, notices not only of cuts to the face, but eyes and ears ...
Sic deinde locutus 400 In medium geminos inmani pondere caestus Proiecit,
quibus acer Eryx in proelia suetus Ferre manum duroque intendere bracchia
tergo. Obstipuere animi: tantorum ingentia septem Terga bourn plumbo insuto
ferroque ...
Virgil, L. D. Wainwright, 1938
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAESTUS»
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With that guy dead fight the last enemy in the room below and open the chest for a Caestus +8. through the doorway and down the stairs you'll ... «VG247, Sep 14»
32 Incredible Moments in Photos
The bronze statue is a Hellenistic Greek sculpture dated around 330 B.C. of a sitting nude boxer, still wearing his caestus, a type of leather ... «Mashable, Jul 13»
