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..."- M
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..."
