Talk:Bestiarius

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Photo of bestiarii courtesy of the VRoma Project--Barbara F. McManus, Co-Director, VRoma Project

Help needed
I have removed the sentence Those victims succeeding the first were called ἔφεδροι, until the last who was termed ἔχατοι. because it doesn't make sense. Will someone reword it, please? BlueValour 22:58, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

the term gladiator referred specifically to one who fought other men
also, a gladiator is someone who fights with a gladius (short sword) which is probably not a weapon with which wild animals were confronted. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:FC15:E9B0:532B:DDD9 (talk) 15:07, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

lavatory sponges
it is not altogether clear whether Seneca is being sarcastic; a Latinist might be able to help out here. These sponges were used to clean one's hind quarters following defecation, so Seneca may not have been entirely facetious on this point.2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:FC15:E9B0:532B:DDD9 (talk) 15:10, 30 August 2021 (UTC)