10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETIARIUS»
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retiarius in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Gladiators and Caesars: The Power of Spectacle in Ancient Rome
57 Retiarius First to second century ad Bronze British Museum, London, GR
1873.8-20.53 This little figurine shows both the developed chest musculature of
the gladiator and some of the distinctive equipment of the retiarius: loin cloth ...
Eckart Köhne, Cornelia Ewigleben, Ralph Jackson, 2000
2
Martial Arts of the World: R-Z
The retiarius had the following factors in his favor. One good thrust with the trident
could pierce the Thracian's armor. Although the retiarius was trained in using the
trident with one hand, he could if necessary wrap the net in his off-hand and ...
3
Roman Dress and the Fabrics of Roman Culture
early first century AD to oppose the new retiarius. For this reason, it is possible
that certain authors knew that the secutor fighting a retiarius was really a type of
myrmillo and called him that. Thus Quintilian (Inst. 6.3.61) describes the myrmillo
...
Jonathan Edmondson, Alison Keith, 2009
One gladiator, a lightly built retiarius wore as his only protection a manica (a
protective leather sleeve held by straps) and a galerus (a leather or metal
shoulder guard). His weapons were a dagger, a sharp-pronged trident, and a
large net with ...
5
Sand of the Arena: A Gladiators of the Empire Novel
"The retiarius is a special type of fighter, different from every other gladiator," he
explained to his novice companion. "He has almost no armor, so he can move
quickly, but he is also the most vulnerable. The secutor fights with the gladius, the
...
6
Gladiators: Violence and Spectacle in Ancient Rome
Using foot speed to tire out his heavily armed opponent was one of the strategies
of the retiarius. In Juvenal, a retiarius named Gracchus flees his secutor
opponent, although this particular example may illustrate cowardice as much as ...
7
Those About to Die: or theWay of the Gladiator
The Roman mob had tired of the standard combats so the promoters invented
fights between a Retiarius, who wore no armor but carried a net and a trident (a
three-pronged spear), and a Secutor, who was equipped as a Gaul; that is, he
had a ...
Vespasian made a signal and a retiarius came forward. Atretes knew he was
expected to play the part of the secutor, or “chaser,” and catch the net man. He
also knew that the retiarius had the advantage. His net was edged with small
metal ...
9
The Classical Papers of A. E. Housman:
The words appear to mean that righting as a retiarius was a worse abomination
in Gracchus than was the scandal recorded above. Why was it? Some, like
Nettleship Journ. Phil. xvi p. 64, impeach the satirist's topsy-turvy notions of
propriety, ...
10
Mites of Australia: A Checklist and Bibliography
Grandjean (1961) confirmed this opinion, and added that Hammation sollertius
was a synonym of Basilobelba retiarius (Warburton 1912). Wallwork (1961a)
described a new subspecies Basilobelba retiarius symmetrica from Ghana. Only
the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETIARIUS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
retiarius is used in the context of the following news items.
Bronx Fury: 20 Years of Futility and Fortune as a Mariners Fan in …
If Yankee Stadium is the Coliseum, the Mariners are the retiarius—the nautical-themed gladiator, armed with a trident and net. It follows that the Yankees would ... «Lookout Landing, Jul 15»
Sex and Gladiator Fights Discovered in 1500-Year-Old Graffiti
The plaque depicts battles between two combatants: a retiarius (a type of gladiator armed with a trident and net) and a secutor (a type of gladiator equipped with ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»
In Photos: Ancient Graffiti Discovered in Aphrodisias
At top the retiarius emerges victorious and holds his trident over the wounded secutor. At middle the battle between the two types of gladiators rages on with a ... «Live Science, Jun 15»
Poetin: 'Westen ondermijnt Rusland'
Dat scheelt. Als je de staatstelevisie vergeet dan natuurlijk. Retiarius | 26-03-15 | 16:40 | niet ok! Russische Veteraan WOII www.youtube.com... Putin is Hitler 2. «PowNed, Mar 15»
Archäologisches Museum Frankfurt: Die Gladiatoren sind los
Doch das Publikum folgt gespannt, wie der leicht bewaffnete Netzkämpfer (retiarius) seinem helmgeschützten Verfolger (secutor) mit dem Dreizack zusetzt. «Frankfurter Neue Presse, Feb 15»
Was das Leben eines Gladiators wirklich kostete
Der Kampf des leichtbewaffneten Netzkämpfers (retiarius; r.) gegen den schwerbewaffneten Verfolger (secutor) gehörte zu den Höhepunkten in der Arena. 1/3. «DIE WELT, Nov 14»
An Insufferable Tribute to Marshawn Lynch
As a child I was obsessed with the retiarius class of Roman gladiators. Essentially a gladiator fisherman, the retiarius was armed with a weighted net and a ... «TheStranger.com, Nov 14»
Roman Gladiators were mostly Vegetarian, Drank Sports Drinks …
A retiarius (“net fighter”) with a trident and cast net, fighting a secutor (79 AD mosaic). Image credits: Wiki Commons. Gladiators fought to entertain audiences in ... «ZME Science, Oct 14»
Retiarius gegen Secutor – ein Tag als Gladiator im Amphitheater
Unser Redakteur Lars Eggers hat sich bei dem Workshop „Ein Tag als Gladiator“ der Gladiatorenschule Trier in den Sand der Arena begeben und dabei viel ... «5vier, Jul 14»
10 Things You May Not Know About Roman Gladiators
Of all the popular gladiator types, perhaps the most unusual was the “retiarius,” who was armed with only a net and a trident. These warriors tried to ensnare ... «History, Mar 14»
