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retiarius
‖ retiarius (riːtɪˈɛərɪəs, riːʃ-) [L. rētiārius, f. rēte a net.] A Roman gladiator who carried a net with which to entangle his adversary.1647 R. Stapylton Juvenal 267 And there Gracchus, Romes infamy, doth arm'd appear, A Retiarius. 1693 Stepney in Dryden Juvenal (1697) 209 As Retiarius he Attacks ...
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Retiarius
The retiarius was routinely pitted against a heavily armed secutor. Like other arena combatants, the retiarius fought barefoot.
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Vermeijius retiarius
Vermeijius retiarus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. Description
The length of the shell attains 56 mm. Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia and Madagascar. Re...
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retiarian
retiˈarian, a. and n. rare. [f. next + -an.] a. adj. Composed of retiarii. b. n. A retiarius.1730 A. Gordon Maffei's Amphith. 159 A Gladiator..of the Retiarian Class. 1802 Gifford tr. Juvenal viii. 294 The wonder is, they turn not fencers too, Secutors, Retiarians.
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Sundadanio retiarius
Sundadanio retiarius is a danionin in the family Cyprinidae. Sundadanio retiarius reaches a maximum size of standard length.
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retiary
▪ I. retiary, n. (ˈriːʃɪərɪ) [See prec. and -ary.] 1. = retiarius. rare—0.1661 Blount Glossogr. (ed. 2), Retiary, he that casts a net, properly in fighting to take his enemy. 2. A net-making or geometrical spider.1835 Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xvii. 184, I shall consider those [spiders] I intend ...
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Laquearius
If this was the case, the snarer likely followed the same tactics as the retiarius, a gladiator who wielded a throwing net and trident. The snarer's armour was probably similar to that of the retiarius; it consisted mainly of a retiarius armguard worn over the left shoulder.
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Vermeijius
Species
Species within the genus Vermeijius include:
Vermeijius pallidus (Kuroda & Habe, 1961)
Vermeijius retiarius (E. von Martens, 1901)
Vermeijius
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Gladiator Mosaic
A secutor kills a missing figure, another secutor, Mazicinus, is struck by the retiarius Almunus, an hoplomachus fatally wounds the retiarius, Callimorfus The next fight is between the retiarius Entinus and the secutor Baccibus under a horizontal trident.
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Sundadanio
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Sundadanio retiarius Conway, Kottelat & H. H. Tan, 2011
Sundadanio rubellus Conway, Kottelat & H. H.
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Secutor
Equipment
The secutor wore a subligaculum (loincloth), and a balteus (a wide belt much like that of the retiarius). The match-up dramatized an encounter between the "fisherman" (retiarius) and a "fish" (secutor).
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Samnite (gladiator type)
The Samnite may have been the first gladiator to be pitted against the retiarius, a gladiator who fought with the gear of a fisherman and who was viewed The only clear distinguishing characteristics are that the secutor almost exclusively fought the net-and-trident-wielding retiarius, and the hoplomachus
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Murmillo
A number of ancient authors, including Valerius Maximus and Quintillian, assert that he also regularly fought the retiarius. However, Channel 4's Time Team discovered in Wales a carved penknife handle depicting a retiarius and a murmillo fighting.
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Uvarus
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Uvarus poggii Franciscolo & Sanfilippo, 1990
Uvarus quadrilineatus (Zimmermann, 1923)
Uvarus quadrimaculatus Bilardo & Rocchi, 1990
Uvarus retiarius
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Cavillargues medallion
It depicts a gladiatorial combat between a retiarius and a secutor. He identifies the secutor as Eros and the retiarius as Xantes, based on the placard text; these are both Greek names.
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