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Gladiator

gladiator

also: gladiátor

Professional fighters who performed in the Roman arena; in scene 6 Lucifer appears as Milo, a gladiator — symbol of the brutal entertainments that accompanied Rome's moral decline.

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Mentioned in 4 works (5 mentions)

Commodus Drama · 1 mention
Collected Poems (319 Poems, 1837–1864) poem · 2 mentions
Only a Joke Drama · 1 mention
The Tragedy of Man Drama · 1 mention

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