retiarii

Two retiarii were paired off against their traditional pursuers, the heavily shielded secutores with their massive, visored helmets, shields, and short swords.

Wagers of Sin Asprin, Robert 1996

[574] Retia, literally "a net"; such as those used by retiarii, the gladiators who used nets to entangle their opponents.

Confessions and Enchiridion, newly translated and edited by Albert C. Outler 345-430 1955

Two are _secutores_, followers, the other two, _retiarii_, net men, armed only with a trident and net, with which they endeavored to entangle their adversary, and then dispatch him.

Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life

The retiarii have the head bare, except a fillet bound round the hair; they have no shield, but the left side is covered with a demi-cuiarass, and the left arm protected in the usual manner, except that the shoulder-piece is very high.

Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life

There will be rare tactics with the retiarii armed with nets.

Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus Richard Short

They came in divisions of twenty-five, Thracians, Mirmillons, Samnites, Gauls, each nation separately, all heavily armed; and last the retiarii, holding in one hand a net, in the other a trident.

Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero Henryk Sienkiewicz 1881

Others however talked about gladiators who were to appear in the arena earlier than the Christians; and again there were parties, some in favor of Samnites, others of Gauls, others of Mirmillons, others of Thracians, others of the retiarii.

Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero Henryk Sienkiewicz 1881

With the exception of the retiarii all wore helmets, and their right arms were covered with armour, the left being protected by the shield.

Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion 1867

a noose to catch their adversaries; the retiarii, with their net and trident, and wearing neither armour nor helmet; the mirmillones, armed like the Gauls; the Samni, with oblong shields; and the

Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion 1867

"If I can ever come away I shall, but I'd not miss this gladiator show, this retiarii swing.

Greener Than You Think Ward Moore 1940