retiarium
Dictionary entries
- Entry →retiarius, retiari(i):
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
net-fighter in the arena;
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
Liber II
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...personam. 4. Denique uideris an te delectet contra retiarium ferula. 5. Ego inter illos sedeo qui protinus reclamant..."Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...oppidorum Caesaris dixit. Et Pedo de myrmillone qui retiarium consequebatur nec feriebat "vivum" inquit "capere vult". LXII. Iungitur..."
