bestiarii

In the Roman Coliseum of antiquity brute force met brute force when, for the purpose of entertaining the people of the times, and as prescribed and sanctioned by law, gladiators, known as bestiarii met powerful, man-eating, hungry-beasts, who, as recorded here, battled such beasts.

The bestiarii (gladiators) vs. Greed 2009

The men who fought the animals were called the bestiarii, and they were often criminals and were compelled to fight the animals with feeble weapons and no protection.

Notes from the Technology Underground Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dang 2009

There are no bestiarii in the American Congress (except for Dennis Kucinich) to battle the beasts and he alone is not sufficiently strong enough to battle the beasts.

The bestiarii (gladiators) vs. Greed 2009

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The bestiarii (gladiators) vs. Greed 2009

He had not even noticed lions constantly roaring just down the highway, and if any of the bestiarii ever came to the sanctuary to make offerings for favourable treatment from the gods, they had wasted their sacrifices.

Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998

Some of the bestiarii had been exercising with weights; they came up to see what was going on.

Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998

There was a colonnade behind me, in front of the row of cells where the bestiarii slept, but if I scampered back to take cover I would be making myself visible.

Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998

These bestiarii were not huge muscle-bound fellows, though strong enough to hurt you if you stared at them longer than they wanted.

Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998

The bestiarii are good, but they don't hunt indoors.

Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998

The bestiarii were now in a curious huddle near the doorway to the menagerie.

Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998