Look up: Retiarius

1. retiarius
   Literally, net fighter or fisherman. A gladiator who wore only a light tunic or loin cloth and very little armour, and used a weighted net to trip and hold his opponent, and a trident or tunny fish harpoon to spear him to death, and a dagger Since the defensive capability of the retiarius was extremely limited (his only piece of armour was the gale…
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2. Retiarius
   Re`ti·a'ri·us noun [ Latin , from rete a net.] (Rom.Antiq.) A gladiator armed with a net for entangling his adversary and a trident for despatching him.
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3. Retiarius
   • (n.) A gladiator armed with a net for entangling his adversary and a trident for despatching him.
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4. retiarius
   (from the article `gladiator`) ...the mirmillones, who were armed in Gallic fashion with helmet, sword, and shield and were so called from the name of the fish that served as the ...
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5. Retiarius
   Retiarius A fighter who wore no armor, but who carried a net and a trident (a three-pronged spear). Developed in the early Augustan era, the retiarius (net-fighter) carried a trident, a dagger, a net, and no helmet. Except for a loincloth, a manica on his left arm, and a metal shoulder-guard (galer...
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6. Retiarius
   In Roman times, a retiarius was a gladiator who wore a short tunic and was armed with a trident and net. He would face an opponent protected by a helmet and shield, and armed with a sword.
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7. Retiarius
   A retiarius was a Roman gladiator armed with a trident, net and dagger and with an armoured defense for the left shoulder and leather armoured left sleeve.
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8. Retiarius
   `` with his trident in this mosaic from the villa at Nennig, c. 2nd–3rd century CE. A `retiarius` (plural `retiarii`; literally, "net-man" or "net-fighter" in Latin) was a Roman gladiator who fought with equipment styled on that of a fisherman: a weighted net...
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