lanistae

He would have been preaching to the choir had he addressed lanistae since they had to treat their gladiators well in order to succeed.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

He would have been preaching to the choir had he addressed lanistae since they had to treat their gladiators well in order to succeed.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

He would have been preaching to the choir had he addressed lanistae since they had to treat their gladiators well in order to succeed.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

He would have been preaching to the choir had he addressed lanistae since they had to treat their gladiators well in order to succeed.

The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009

We told him he was liable to be drummed out of the guild of lanistae for allowing the unthinkable.

Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998

Of all the three lanistae, he had the most direct experience — a professional ex-gladiator who had survived to win his freedom.

Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998

Unless their lanistae allowed two of them to cooperate and together batter the third, that meant one would probably stand back while two others fought each other first.

Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998

I was damned sure whatever happened, this special bout the three lanistae had planned was not intended to be fair.

Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998

In his spare, functional office, he had weapons and ceremonial helmets hung on wall-pegs; a set of the staves lanistae carry in the arena stood on a large urn in one corner; an elaborately enamelled breastplate was displayed on a wooden rack.

Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998

Some of the lanistae dislike each other — well, we could have guessed that.

Two For The Lions Davis, Lindsey 1998