(Latin: `animal hunts`), in ancient Rome, type of public spectacle that featured animal hunts.[1 related articles]
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venationes 'Hunts', involving the slaughter of animals, especially fierce ones, by other animals or by human bestiarii (fighters of wild beasts) and, sometimes of criminals by animals, were a major spectacle at Rome from 186 B.C. They supposedly displayed the ingenuity and generosity of the sponsoring politician, and the reach of Rome and its powe...
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(Latin; sing. venatio: “animal hunts”). A type of entertainment in ancient Rome involving the hunting and killing of wild animals. Public spectacle that featured contests between beasts or between men and beasts, usually in connection with gladiator shows.
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