| 单词 | gladiatorial |
| 例句 | Demons were perched all around me on derelict equipment and abandoned train cars like the audience of a gladiatorial match. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z So did Dorothy Fowler, who fumed to a visitor one day, “This community doesn’t want academic excellence. It wants a gladiatorial spectacle on a Friday night.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His happiness, it turned out, was because he had killed seven mice and was feeling very proud—not to say pumped up and gladiatorial. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But Domitian did evidently enjoy the spectacle of gladiatorial contest. Gladiator Games: hacking aplenty, but no phones on pain of death 2011-07-31T19:15:28Z The only reason they’re on campus is to entertain us on Saturday afternoon, to serve as a gladiatorial focal point for our tribal worship of hyper-masculine spectacle. College football’s plantation problem: The violent game — and billion-dollar industry — where black kids take all the risk for none of the profit 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Trixie struggles between her potentially treacherous dinosaur identity and her role in Bonnie’s toy box as a sweeter creature as the toys are thrust into a gladiatorial arena by their dino-hosts. Meet the New Toys From This Year's Toy Story Christmas Special 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Fights and gladiatorial contests break out among these desperate people, with Gaza maliciously fomenting rivalries and hatreds, which he observes with clinical, almost sociological detachment. Review: In ‘More,’ Dispatches From Hell by a Human Trafficker 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z For a couple of scenes that’s how it played out, as he set up the gladiatorial bout between Merle and Daryl. The Walking Dead Watch: The Governor 2.0 2013-02-11T13:00:47Z The roast battle, which pits comics against each other in gladiatorial combat, has become the hottest new form in comedy today, with dozens of shows across the country and abroad. Insult Comedy as Blood Sport: The Rise of the Roast Battle 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z But beneath spectacular displays of gladiatorial strength and a patina of high production values, it’s hard to locate the spirit of real risk-taking that must have galvanized the troupe in the first place. Pilobolus Packs a Lot Into 2 Hours at the Joyce Theater 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z And yet amid the season-long march of cruelty, one night stands alone it its gladiatorial ruthlessness: The spectacle of public shaming known as the “Women Tell All.” TV’s cruelest night: “The Bachelor” enjoys the ruthless public shaming of its “Women Tell All” event a little too much 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z But the auction is a masked ball crossed with a gladiatorial show in a secret basement. In Y.A., Where Is the Line Between Criticism and Cancel Culture? 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z It’s like a multidirectional game, where you have to be quite gentle but it’s also very gladiatorial. An Unlikely Victory in an Unforgiving Horse Race 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Without giving too much away, it was a kind of prequel — what you saw — where suddenly and unexpectedly the queen was there in the kind of pre-fighting, before the main gladiatorial contest. Game of Thrones: A Massive Fight is Coming 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Chariots don’t careen around the Colosseum anymore, but the Italian city of Siena still holds a competition from the Middle Ages that evokes a gladiatorial spirit. Review: In ‘Palio,’ Sights and Sounds of This Sienese Horse Race 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z There he must engage in a deadly gladiatorial contest against old ally the Incredible Hulk. Thor: Ragnarok - watch the first trailer for the Marvel superhero sequel 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The press release describes it as "a large scale Ancient Rome gladiatorial epic" based on the same 1958 non-fiction book by Daniel Mannix that is said to have inspired, yes, "Gladiator." From "Gladiator" to "Nope": How Jordan Peele maps our decline into spectacular denial 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Below, the arena was the scene of many grisly events, from wild animal hunts in which thousands of beasts would be killed to public executions and to-the-death gladiatorial bouts. No gladiators vs lions, but cheap seats now open in Rome's Colosseum 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Freestyle's gladiatorial glamour is a product of the unique rules of these competitions. The wild world of freestyle dance 2011-07-11T20:00:00Z He’s a singer capable of gladiatorial power but also subtle shadings, supple phrasing and a thoroughly convincing Italian flavor. Opera Review: Diana Damrau Takes On ‘La Sonnambula’ at the Met 2014-03-17T22:21:46Z The gladiatorial games which took place in the Colosseum were always a niche sport, just as blood sports are today. In Rome, Using ‘Roman Holiday’ as a Guide 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z He imagines a gladiatorial experience, complete with a newly built amphitheater and a live lion. "Greed," a satire about the filthy rich, is as subtle as Steve Coogan's blindingly white teeth 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z It used to be that the show was merely tacky and corny and distastefully gladiatorial. Rihanna’s “Savage X Fenty Show” Puts a Super-Fun Face on End-Stage Capitalism 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Do they leave viewers better informed — or merely entertained by the gladiatorial spectacle? ‘Stop doing that, or this interview will end’: How the smackdown took over cable news in 2020 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z And not just in “safe spaces” – even in class, by far the most gladiatorial of arenas in which to display my weakness. ‘I stood there, mouth gaping, words stuck’: how a comedian cured her stammer 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Specifically we are in the late 70s B.C. in the ancient city of Capua at a Roman gladiatorial campus where dorm life leaves the shenanigans at the Big Ten looking fairly pathetic. | 'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena': The Adventures of Spartacus Sixpack 2011-01-20T22:57:54Z A gladiatorial arena of general knowledge where heroic figures do battle armed only with an extensive knowledge of the History of The East India Trading Company. Six to watch: TV's most famous chairs 2012-06-05T10:04:00Z Imagine the possibilities: Tiffany and Debbie facing off in gladiatorial combat, one brandishing a rolled-up copy of Teen Beat, the other Smash Hits, and tearing each other to shreds! How to make Mega Piranha camper than Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus? Just add Tiffany 2010-07-09T23:06:00Z The gladiatorial action, involving "light cycles", or deadly frisbees, delivers videogame dynamics, while the styling is all shiny black surfaces, neon highlights and skin-tight bodysuits. Tron Legacy: film review 2010-12-05T22:00:00Z There's plenty to enjoy, from CSI-style workshops to duelling pirates, gladiatorial combat, and stepping into the shoes of Indiana Jones in the unexpected adventure of saving the Brown Bull of Cooley. This week's new events 2012-07-27T23:04:00Z As the plot careers forward, Adjei-Brenyah uses footnotes as tethers between fiction and reality, reminding us that his gladiatorial farce is just a little tragicomic leap from an extant American horror. In This Satire, Televised Blood Baths Offer Prisoners a Path to Freedom 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z But then, a gladiatorial show such as Britain's Got Talent isn't ever going to be the right context for that bridging of worlds. The avant garde's got talent. As John Cage proved 2011-01-10T16:33:04Z Urine is sensitive and lovely — and of gladiatorial disposition. A Wild, Caustic Satire Packed With the Absurd 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z It's gladiatorial and suspenseful but I don't see it as being connected to music at all. Q&A: Lauren Laverne 2011-02-27T00:04:05Z A: I would say that there’s a gladiatorial violence and emotional violence to going into comedy. Q&A with Dana Carvey: Doing Johnny Carson getting pulled over, his ‘Fantastic’ podcast and whether there will be another ‘Wayne’s World’ 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z In one episode of the series, “The Fight,” the place becomes a gladiatorial arena in miniature. Hotel-based shows “Room 104″ and “The Guest Book” have limited staying power 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z We’re so accustomed to the gladiatorial scope of football that we get restless in small rooms or on the sidelines. Larger than life character, small-scale 'Lombardi' 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The type of so-called reality show represented by the "Real Housewives" franchise is the soft-bellied, 21st century American TV version of a gladiatorial contest. Reality TV: A blood sport that must change 2011-08-18T14:59:00Z They were filming a gladiatorial sequence in a bullring in Osuna, Spain, and his family had come out to visit; his daughter Mary was then eight or nine. 'It was madness': Game of Thrones stars on how it changed their lives 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z Below, the arena was the scene of many grisly events, from wild animal hunts in which thousands of beasts would be killed to public executions and to-the-death gladiatorial bouts. No gladiators vs lions, but cheap seats now open in Rome's Colosseum 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z All actors will be expected to enter into gladiatorial combat till death. Critics go beyond 'backslapping' 2012-06-11T07:21:26Z Halfway through the novel, Lethem just about switches genres on us as Phoebe and Heist are drawn into a gladiatorial battle in the desert involving the Bear clan and its throne. Take a Very Dark Trip Through the California Desert With ‘The Feral Detective’ 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z A political talk show is a gladiatorial contest in which squabbles, polemics and screaming matches are exploited for their entertainment value. Books of The Times: ?Drift? by Rachel Maddow of MSNBC Traces American Militarism 2012-03-28T22:36:04Z In this reality-TV series as gladiatorial match, not being eaten alive means simply getting to keep your job, no matter what that job is. The Depressingly Realistic Workplaces of “Sell It Like Serhant” 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z “Whether this kind of gladiatorial situation is an ideal way for identifying significant musicians is a real question.” Texas Monthly: In Texas, Van Cliburn Piano Contest Goes On Without Him 2013-05-19T02:09:31Z Boyce ascribes its resonance to the perceived simplicity of the second world war's gladiatorial conflict. Why are we so obsessed with films about the second world war? 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Make no mistake: the gladiatorial scenes are pretty brutal. Charlie Brooker's Screen burn: Spartacus: Blood And Sand 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z Six million Americans live there, and it often does get gladiatorial inside. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z Chris Abraham’s direction seems mainly about shaping the debate; the set is two chairs and a table, with some chalk on the floor delineating the gladiatorial arena. Character assassination among friends in ‘Winners and Losers’ 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Kids from poor families were thrown into gladiatorial combat at the behest of a repressive government – but all in a not-quite-yet future. From The Hunger Games to Utøya and The Hate U Give: how cinema declared war on the young 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The bond between them is formed when Marcus, moved by Esca’s self-sacrificing courage in the gladiatorial arena, persuades the bloodthirsty audience to spare the young man’s life. | 'The Eagle': Back Then, a Man?s World of Loyalty and Adventure 2011-02-10T22:21:36Z “This kind of thing where people get placed into an almost gladiatorial arena, is played out,” he said. Still Fighting Over the Turner Prize 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Not just the horrors of gladiatorial combat, which slaves were subjected to as entertainment for the masses. Review: ‘Dynasty,’ Tom Holland’s Chronicle of the First Five Emperors Who Ruled Ancient Rome 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The whole process reflects Mr. Trump’s worldview, which was reality TV before reality TV even existed: to see life, even within a team, as gladiatorial combat. The New Reality of TV: All Trump, All the Time 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z You’ve seen such a place in person or on TV a thousand times — today’s version of Rome’s ruined Colosseum, a now-corporate rather than imperial place for public spectacles and gladiatorial contests. Review: With sports and horror movies as canvas, an artist dissects the world's digital upheaval 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z For firsthand experience in treating combat wounds, medics frequently interned in the army and gladiatorial schools, which might explain the presence of medical tools in the Barbaricum. Scalpel, Forceps, Bone Drill: Modern Medicine in Ancient Rome 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Prince Harry has said that changing the media landscape is his "life's work" - and this gladiatorial courtroom encounter could be one of his own defining moments. Prince Harry, hacking claims and the royal court case of the century 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z There were enormous libraries and temples, along with numerous public sites for recreation, including public baths, race tracks, and the famous Colosseum, used primarily for displays of lethal gladiatorial combat. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, the town of Silchester included a forum, possibly an early Christian church, and an amphitheater that may have hosted gladiatorial matches. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z “There’s a sort of gladiatorial aspect to live performances when you’re in that situation,” he said. In unusual step, U2 reinterprets 40 of its best-known songs 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Cox, meanwhile, conducted her interviews while wearing a black strapless leather gown of her own, made of what looked like crocodile leather and featuring gladiatorial golden appliqués across the bodice. Black leather adds a note of punk insolence to the Grammys red carpet 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z “Ceremony was key to keeping communities bound together, and ritual killing would provide spectacle similar to Roman gladiatorial shows,” she said. What the Bog Bodies Knew 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z It’s the decisions that families make about whether to put their kids in the gladiatorial pipeline. Op-Ed: Thank heaven Damar Hamlin survived. We're not so sure about the NFL 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z This third-century CE mosaic tells the story of a gladiatorial match in ancient Rome. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z On Sunday, the second season of “The White Lotus” came to its grotesque, gladiatorial conclusion. How HBO's 'White Lotus' captures the theater of the tourism industry 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z It was famous for hosting gladiatorial fights and other public spectacles in front of crowds of tens of thousands. Ancient Roman snacks found in Colosseum dig 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Here’s how Peacock’s announcement post describes it: Those About to Die is a large-scale drama set within the spectacular, complex, and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome. Independence Day director Roland Emmerich is making a gladiatorial epic for Peacock 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Sprinters might be described as the rock stars of cycling - the most gladiatorial and combative riders. Triumphs, tears & tantrums - will Cavendish get another shot at Tour history? 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z There is also evidence that both senators and women participated in gladiatorial combat, possibly to ceremonially reenact scenes from myth. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z "It was quite weird doing kids' stuff on a Saturday and then on a Tuesday in the Empire you were kind of doing that sort of a political gladiatorial venue," he says. Patrick Kielty recalls first 'terrifying' public show 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z "No other nation in the world 'trains' so many citizens in such a gladiatorial manner as India does," says R Gopalakrishnan, former executive director of Tata Sons and co-author of The Made in India Manager. Parag Agrawal: Why Indian-born CEOs dominate Silicon Valley 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z And don’t worry, as well as gladiatorial battles, Those About to Die will also feature the spectacle of chariot racing, according to NBCUniversal television and streaming’s president of scripted content Lisa Katz. Independence Day director Roland Emmerich is making a gladiatorial epic for Peacock 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z It was the biggest amphitheatre in the Roman Empire, famous for hosting gladiatorial fights and other public spectacles in front of crowds of tens of thousands. US tourists fined for sneaking into Rome's Colosseum for a beer 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z A team of gladiators was called a familia and was trained in a gladiatorial school by a lanista, the manager of the group. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In economics, however, they often resemble gladiatorial battles, with audience members vying to poke holes in the presenter’s argument. For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z One of the first video games they played together online was League of Legends, a gladiatorial game where two teams battle each other in a fantasy setting. Quad Gods: The world-class gamers who play with their mouths 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z It included an amphitheatre that hosted gladiatorial games for audiences of up to 20,000. Pompeii ruins show that the Romans invented recycling 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z Jim Nantz kicks off the coverage by saying, “The final round of the 2001 Masters is underway and the gladiatorial arrival of Tiger Woods at the first tee about one hour ago.” 23 things you might not remember from the final round of the 2001 Masters - Golf Digest 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Politicians therefore had to win the support of the urban masses with free food and entertainment, such as gladiatorial combats, and promises to create jobs through public works projects. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z It hosted chariot races, gladiatorial combat, hunts of wild animals, sporting events, parades and other grand happenings. Donald Trump's fascist Circus Maximus: Pay attention to what's going on below the surface 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z Parliament, that venerable symbol of British democracy, became a gladiatorial arena, at once riveting and horrifying to those who tuned in to the daily combat. Britain’s Brexit Shrug: Just ‘Get On With It’ 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Thor must battle the Hulk in a deadly gladiatorial contest and prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home world and the Asgardian civilization. Movies on TV this week: 'The Deer Hunter,' 'White Christmas' and more 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Under the best of circumstances, that style of journalism creates gladiatorial ‘infotainment’ that does little to inform the network's audience.” Press Watch: CNN has a tough choice to make: Fake political drama or real political news? 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z He shuts the door on a career we should all envy, unless you’re into all that gladiatorial glory stuff that football touts. $1m per touchdown: did Brock Osweiler have the easiest ever NFL career? 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z In The New Statesman, another former editor, Roger Mosey, said Humphrys "excelled at the big gladiatorial combats; in his prime, there was nobody better at asking the questions listeners wanted to hear". John Humphrys: 'I'm hugely argumentative by instinct' 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z His bundling of the Ray Rice case showcased his hubris on a level that is rare even in the gladiatorial world of sports. The NFL's plan for an 18-game season: when ego and greed collide 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z The job has changed a lot in 10 years, but some writers’ rooms do still feel loud and gladiatorial, as in Late Night. Welcome to the raptor pit! The truth about comedy writers' rooms 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z But orchestrating a series of gladiatorial battles was a poor choice. Opinion | The Democratic debate makes one thing clear: It’s time to narrow the field 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z You think this is all a great gladiatorial game. Biden came out to fight – and then the desperate brawlers turned on him | Richard Wolffe 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Theatregoers often responded as if they were watching a gladiatorial battle. Lucas Hnath Lets Actors Fight It Out Onstage 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The pair battled furiously, repeatedly changing places and refusing to give up they banged wheels, went off, scraped close and closer still, F1 writ large as glorious gladiatorial combat. Before F1’s 1000th grand prix: the greatest races of all time 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z So far Russell Crowe and Wayne Bennett are doing OK as an owner-coach combination, which some may consider to be two beautiful minds in a gladiatorial kind of sport. Hollywood star Russell Crowe, coach Bennett team up in NRL 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z There is an interview from last year in which she turned so gladiatorial toward a Los Angeles Times critic even she was taken aback. At 82, Glenda Jackson Commands the Most Powerful Role in Theater 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z There’s also some detail on the villains they’ll be fighting, who are related to something called the “Children of the Vault” — seemingly, in true Borderlands fashion, a cult with a penchant for gladiatorial combat. Watch the first colorful, chaos-filled trailer for Borderlands 3 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z Glamorous, gladiatorial, faintly disreputable, the concerto is an essential feature of modern concert life. The Concerto Challenge 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments, and the reaction they evoked, reflect the gladiatorial spectacle that passes for our current news-media environment, and the polarized politics that drives our poor excuse for discourse. Let’s get past rift to address larger concerns about Israel dialogue 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z “Wrestle” for its part conveys a fine sense of this intense, demanding, almost gladiatorial sport, nakedly nerve-racking and insisting on total mental and physical preparedness. Review: Superb ‘Wrestle’ takes an intimate look at four high school athletes on a difficult path 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Alita is also inexplicably drawn to Iron City’s sport of the moment, the gladiatorial Motorball, a strain of ultra-violent roller derby that enables her to show flashes of her unexpected killer combat skills. Review: ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ is a surprisingly fun mix of B-movie sci-fi and earnest romance 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Instead it is the epicenter of a nonstop information war, an almost comically undermanaged gladiatorial arena where activists and disinformation artists and politicians and marketers gather to target and influence the wider media world. The Google Walkout ran on Gmail, and that makes Google nervous 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z For the players, it provides an opportunity to shake, just for a while, the too-clarifying loneliness of being on court, and to represent something larger than one’s gladiatorial self. The Last of the Old-Fashioned Davis Cup Tournaments, and the Future of Team Tennis 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z “These guys are driven to get that incremental edge — they are competitive, gladiatorial in that respect,” said Mr. Parrish, 39. How an Intelligence Expert Helps Wall Street Mavens Think Smarter 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z From bringing down mammoths in the ice ages to the gladiatorial battles of Roman times, whether for food or sport, humans have always pitted themselves against animals. Who would want to kill a lion? Inside the minds of trophy hunters 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z And then it was quiet, life was mundane, things resumed: Like an ancient society settling back to rights after a gladiatorial game or ritual sacrifice. Opinion | She reported her rape. Her hometown turned against her. Can justice ever be served? The best-of-five set matches that have been part of Davis Cup’s gladiatorial identity since the beginning will be replaced by best-of-three contests. The Current Davis Cup Is Disappearing, but Teams Still Want to Win It 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z He transforms the urban canyons of Chicago into a gladiatorial arena. How Christopher Nolan used architecture to alienating effect in 'The Dark Knight' 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z “I enjoy just the raw human visceral reaction of jumping into the arena and just swinging the hammer and seeing what is left over afterwards. Twitter is just modern-day gladiatorial combat.” How the alt-right are resurfacing old tweets to get Trump's critics fired 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z “Wimbledon feels fundamentally that tennis is an individual sport. It’s a gladiatorial contest. It’s one of the things that makes tennis not unique but certainly the exception in world sport, and long may it continue.” What’s Next for Wimbledon? New Roof, and Maybe 5th-Set Tiebreakers 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Bloodthirsty contests in the Roman circuses, themselves often battles royale, were meant to distract the populace from political grievance, but today “we can’t really stomach the gruesomeness of gladiatorial combat as entertainment,” Bogost points out. From Fortnite to Love Island: how the ‘fight to the death’ defines our times 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z But for the two gladiatorial protagonists, and those involved in tennis, the contest was no laughing matter. Calls for tiebreaks to end absurd fifth-set contests grow louder 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z And then, of course, the N.F.L. is particularly vulnerable to Trump’s demagogy because its business model depends on gladiatorial combat whose medical risks it has been desperate to hush up. Opinion | Free Speech Will Not Save Us 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z The TD Garden at playoff time is a frenzied gladiatorial pit — if not quite as brutal as its notoriously cramped and sometimes un-air-conditioned predecessor. LeBron James and the Twilight of the Cavaliers 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z As a young contender he had been fond of his birth name, which sounded gladiatorial. A new biography of Muhammad Ali 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Corbeill located an example of what exactly the gesture might look in Nîmes, in southern France, when he found an appliqué medallion that shows a scene from a gladiatorial battle. Now You Know: Where Does the 'Thumbs-Up' Gesture Really Come From? 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z The gladiatorial aspect is underlined by the fact that 30 of the 31 private-team owners are white. Inside Donald Trump’s Latest Battle Against the NFL 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z But compared to the gladiatorial essence of football, golf is a cross-country foxhunt. The FedEx Cup will be better off conceding the fall to football - Golf Digest 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z How long can this gladiatorial sport survive when former players are suffering and dying from damage they took on the field? Column: Dark cloud lingers over football as season begins 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z And as he moved into his 30s, Mr Kissin’s ego seemed in overdrive, leading to inappropriately gladiatorial performances of Schubert and Schumann. Evgeny Kissin is the world’s most acclaimed classical pianist 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Like Trump, Johnson was gladiatorial in style, quick to attack and given to goading his enemies. Trump’s loyalty fixation recalls one of the US’s most disastrous presidencies 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z A bunch of half-sunken structures off the Italian coast might sound less impressive than a gladiatorial colosseum. Ancient Romans made world’s ‘most durable’ concrete. We might use it to stop rising seas. 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z Lyle said AEG saw rugby union as “a complimentary sport to many of our sports”, including football and basketball and by dint of being “gladiatorial in nature”. Premiership expects Philadelphia sell-out for Newcastle v Saracens 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z He could have the advantage in reflexes, while Spithill, with his deep experience and gladiatorial instincts, may have the edge in pre-start maneuvering. America’s Cup Rematch Gets a Shot of Youth 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The monument, site of ancient gladiatorial combat, draws some 4.5 million visitors each year. Ready for a new arena in life? Rome’s Colosseum seeks a boss 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z America’s circus-like primaries and gladiatorial presidential contests find few echoes in Europe, and Mr Trump, in all his preening, soufflé-haired glory, is surely a sui generis American phenomenon. When America sneezes… 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Nowadays, parenting seems to be a gladiatorial blood-sport, and parents, no matter what they do, are subject to tremendous and hurtful criticism. What Knitting Can Teach Us About Parenting 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z But kisses in football’s gladiatorial culture seem as incongruous as a Gatorade shower at the ballet. Houston’s Coach Pecks Away at Football’s Macho Culture, a Kiss at a Time 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z They do not suit back up in their gladiatorial armor until Oct. Unlike Trump-Clinton clash, VP faceoff likely to be debate without drama 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z They do not suit back up in their gladiatorial armor until next Sunday. After Trump-Clinton, Vice-Presidential Debate Isn’t Exactly ‘the Return of Elvis’ 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Well-trained gladiatorial athletes in combat in front of a ravenous crowd. It's easy to be seduced by UFC but violence will grow from legitimising the cage | Anthony Panegyres 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Modern Presidential debates are often viewed as gladiatorial contests, in which the aim is to wound your opponent while seeking to avoid suffering a deadly laceration of your own. The Presidential Debate Is Clinton’s Chance to Outfox Trump 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Every mannerism, hand gesture, facial reaction and voice inflection during this gladiatorial enterprise will be surgically examined and judged instantly and unforgivingly by millions. Clash of the Century: Clinton, Trump Set to Deliver Debate History 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z “Preseason practices at Frostburg served more as a gladiatorial thrill for the coaches than learning sessions for the players,” they said in a filing. NCAA in $1.2M settlement of football wrongful death suit 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Moore called rugby league “an outstanding product for television” that he said American fans would enjoy because of its similarities to football — another “gladiatorial” sport, as he called it. Plan Seeks to Aid Rugby’s Growth With a Global Event on U.S. Soil 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z The final set piece is more than a little reminiscent of the gladiatorial arena of ancient Rome, where bloodthirsty spectators cheered for carnage. ‘Nerve’ serves up pulse-pounding action — with a side of silliness 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z But this week’s Republican convention has had the charged air of a Roman colosseum, a fraught and strange affair driven by gladiatorial cries, bear-pit politics and calls for retribution against enemies near and far. Behind a Facade of G.O.P. Unity, Frayed Edges Painfully Exposed 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z But the courses will have been replaced with high-tech coliseums where robots engage in gladiatorial contests, remotely controlled by children from the state-run youth hostels. Mourning a Florida we lost long ago 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z In ancient Rome, the site of gladiatorial excesses, they were used to promote military virtues. The Professional-Sports Bubble 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z The century-old dream of big government as the perfect gladiatorial opponent of big business has often failed in the real world of American politics, especially of late. Why Big Business and Big Government Haunt America 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z The greatest gladiatorial match in the history of the world? 'Batman v Superman,' with Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, is a gritty superhero showdown 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z A Kumar speech, delivered in fluent Hindi, is usually an animated performance of oratory, rhetoric, wit and gladiatorial mojo. Kanhaiya Kumar: India's most loved and loathed student - BBC News 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Consistency, concentration and confidence may pour out of him as, content and fulfilled at home, he returns to battle in the gladiatorial setting of the tennis court. Andy Murray: ‘I want my daughter to be proud of her dad when she grows up’ 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Instead, he teased hints of meaning from gladiatorial wrestles with paint, and occasionally the result became iconic. Edvard Munch’s Unsung Importance 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The NFL’s fondness for Roman numerals is appropriate because the game is gladiatorial, as Romans enjoyed entertainment featuring people maiming and being maimed for the entertainment of spectators. Super Bowl Sunday: The day America celebrates football — and brain damage 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z His crowds have been large, but nothing on the order of Trump’s gladiatorial throngs. Marco Rubio’s Long Game 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Plenty of people in Iowa have been waiting for Cruz to attack Trump, with whom he is effectively tied in some of the latest polls, in part for the sheer gladiatorial display of it. Ted Cruz, the Empty Evangelical 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z The gladiatorial aspect of it became too stomach turning for me. New England Is Abuzz (Oh, Is There a Game?) 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z At his best, he transformed them into gladiatorial arenas: thousands baying for blood, strong men cowering, no-one daring to take their eyes off a single moment. Mitchell Johnson: Fear & brilliance of retiring Australia fast bowler 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z They were brutal and gladiatorial and you could feel how much was on the line for all four teams - coming second wasn't an option and it was great to watch. 'Savage battles were great to watch' 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Selling point: "A wonderfully gladiatorial sport played in 185 countries. Every squash player would regard participating in the Olympics as the pinnacle of their career." Sports await 2020 Olympics verdict 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z “Before modern TV, it must have felt more abstractly gladiatorial,” Richard Linklater, the filmmaker, who was himself a Texas high school quarterback, says. The Comprehensive Illusion of Football 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Her convictions are rooted in constitutional law, not the Bible, and in the courtroom she is unabashedly gladiatorial. The Lawyer Who Defended Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The gladiatorial communities that gather around each brand are as competitive about their choices as they are about the business endeavors that afforded them these boats in the first place. An Exclusive Look at Nautor’s Swan Most Ambitious Yacht Yet 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z As drivers, we accept that a large element of racing is gladiatorial and that there is an inherent risk in what we do. F1 must find way to protect drivers 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z We should extend some of that empathy, though, to the internet users – even the terrible ones – who thought they were talking to a smallish room and found themselves in a gladiatorial arena. Can the internet actually be an empathy boot camp? | Jess Zimmerman 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z The costumes, rituals and gladiatorial contests with rival colleges are all designed to portray the university as united and indivisible. The Fundamental Way That Universities Are an Illusion 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The protracted and ruthlessly gladiatorial U.S. electoral process drives talented women politicians away from the fray. Camille Paglia: What a Woman President Should Be Like 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z There is a gladiatorial vibe to most matches at the top level now but this one felt like more like a gentlemanly duel. Wimbledon 2015: Richard Gasquet coasts to victory over Grigor Dimitrov 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z I will say, even after a rough first half, it was kind of cool to see Daenerys Targaryen presiding over her gladiatorial arena, as much as she loathes her new duty as ceremonial hand-clapper. The Game of Game of Thrones: Season 5, Episode 9 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Both institutions capture American zeal for grandiose displays of strength, bravado and gladiatorial machismo. The military is buying patriotism: A Memorial Day nightmare about Pentagon budgets — and veterans used as a sideshow 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Many viewers found the gladiatorial games and the images of slave torture revolting. Tempus omnia revelat : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z However, the wrench-your-head-off-your-shoulders gladiatorial nature of the league, which makes billions off the violence, makes it hard for me to work myself into a proper self-righteous lather. In Super Bowl XLIX, Keeping Alert for Trick Plays 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Just the great gladiatorial contest between hurtling ball and flying bat. World Cup Cricket's Best Hope: Team Afghanistan Some people think it would be moral to force the staff of the American Enterprise Institute to engage in gladiatorial bouts to the death for our amusement. Making room for morality in the health care debate 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Connection speeds were growing faster, Americans were starting to shop online, and multiplying e-commerce sites fought gladiatorial battles to control most every area of spending. For Stanford Class of ’94, a Gender Gap More Powerful Than the Internet 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z A powerful woman, you learn, is running a violent gladiatorial pit in which dozens if not hundreds of people and animals have died. We deserve better excuses for killing people in video games 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z "That once formed part of a pulley system, operated by 16 men, that hoisted wild animals in a cage up through a trapdoor in the arena above during gladiatorial shows," he said. Rome officials consider reinstalling floor of Colosseum 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Kathleen M. Coleman, Professor of Classics at Harvard University, says there are accounts of the emperors staging gladiatorial spectacles in which women also participated, and that a decree of the Senate from A.D. The Real-Life Hunger Games: Meet the Ancient Women Who Lived Like Katniss 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z But in one town in Alabama the appetite for this gladiatorial sport, so often at the heart of American communities, shows no sign of waning. Should high schools play American football? 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z He is uninterested in gladiatorial theater, realizing that the insights gained by dialogue are more revealing than verbal combat, even when the person on the other side of the table is patently insincere. Charlie Rose and Pope Francis, Not Presidents, Are Best Role Models for CEOs 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z There was a gladiatorial vibe to a mauve lace-bodiced dress with a short pleated skirt. Designers go for the flow at Milan Fashion Week 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z In less gladiatorial mode, he declared himself, both before and after the event, as strongly invested in debates, on principle. You can't wriggle out of a TV debate now, Mr Cameron 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Their final destination is the Curro, a circular pen that resembles a gladiatorial arena. In pictures: Wild horses in Spain 2014-07-12T04:00:00Z Ghana’s Boateng, when not seeking to rile the country he represented at every youth level from 15 to 21, had predicted a gladiatorial combat worthy of ancient Rome. Miroslav Klose comes on to rescue Germany from defeat by Ghana 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z Winning the often gladiatorial, one-on-one battles in the Test arena depends as much on mental strength as technical skill, and form in county cricket can often be a misleading guide. Secrets of how to pick a Test squad 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z He's a confrontational, gladiatorial type of player who will look to dominate the collision. Who will win the last Heineken Cup? 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The archaeologists call these "cells", but if, like me, you have a rather more domestic view of gladiatorial lifestyle, you might prefer to call them "bedsits". Are archaeological digs a thing of the past? 2014-05-02T15:57:59Z The televised games are gladiatorial spectacles, overlain with obsessive strategic analysis. The Super Bowl of Sports Gambling 2014-01-30T19:26:39Z That goes right back to the gladiatorial days. Froch, Groves and the barbarism of boxing 2013-11-25T06:24:09Z Meyer praised the Welsh defence and it's hard to disagree with the assessment of Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards that Saturday's Test will be "gladiatorial" and "no place for the faint-hearted". Wales v South Africa (Sat) 2013-11-07T18:39:23Z Many of these were responding to what seemed an almost gladiatorial challenge, as Frost’s instinct for the sudden, revealing question would strike home and leave blood on the floor. ‘A Fiery Tribune’ 2013-09-01T15:20:00Z But whatever name you choose, this can be nothing other than a purpose-built gladiatorial school, and the only one ever found outside Rome itself. Are archaeological digs a thing of the past? 2014-05-02T15:57:59Z For Murray, just as it was for Maria Sharapova when she won Wimbledon at only 17, the pinnacle demands the intensity of nearly gladiatorial proportions. Global Soccer: For David Villa, Change Might Be a Good Thing 2013-07-09T12:10:21Z Made crueler because “Butcher’s Nails” shows us a great deal about Angron’s gladiatorial implant. Paint it Red: 'Angron' Review 2013-04-02T14:00:55Z Under new rules, older contestants are finding it increasingly onerous to survive long games, which now demand a gladiatorial fight to a finish. Magnus Carlsen and the renaissance of chess 2013-03-23T11:30:01Z Fireworks erupting from the turf is a fairly standard, gladiatorial gimmick at these games now but, with the roof closed and so much on the line, there seemed an added apocalyptic edge to proceedings. Forget the grand slams – Wales's win against England beats them all 2013-03-16T19:43:39Z We were standing in line at the Colosseum, that famous landmark of gladiatorial carnage. How to Fight Back Against Disruption and Compete with Free 2013-02-22T21:48:41Z "It is really the one and only way to punish fans - deprive them of their gladiatorial entertainment." Cavani's hat trick topples Messi from AP rankings 2013-01-08T16:16:04Z History suggests most players of mine and subsequent generations also embraced the new gladiatorial environment. Tony Greig's Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture – in full 2012-12-29T14:06:58Z “I took on people in the gladiatorial spirit,” he said in an interview with The New York Times in March. Marty Reisman, 82, Wizard of Table Tennis, Dies 2012-12-08T03:23:35Z In return, the broadcaster has sought to provide something for everyone, from news and current affairs to fantasy and drama, from its Olympics coverage to its daily broadcasting of gladiatorial parliamentary debates. Crisis at the BBC: Britain's Public Broadcaster in Turmoil 2012-11-12T14:20:25Z It's human nature for you to be gladiatorial, isn't it? Peter Hook's Joy Division regrets 2012-09-27T05:20:50Z This was a gladiatorial contest with no quarter given - and that was just the crowd. Tennis: Federer wilts as British crowd roars for Murray 2012-08-05T15:50:59Z Eventually she was herded back on to her bike for a final gladiatorial lap of honour as the velodrome exploded with unrelenting noise. Victoria Pendleton seizes her golden moment 2012-08-03T20:34:46Z Built 2,000 years ago, the Colosseum was the biggest amphitheatre built in the Roman Empire, and hosted gladiatorial fights and other public entertainments. Colosseum restoration plan agreed 2012-07-31T17:00:45Z This is gladiatorial sailing, one boat v one boat rather than a fleet race. Ben Ainslie makes excellent start in hunt for fourth Olympic gold 2012-07-29T12:49:58Z As I've not flicked a player in at least two decades, he kindly offers to gives me an intensive refresher course, while explaining the game's gladiatorial appeal. Manchester's big Subbuteo revival 2012-07-27T14:00:00Z Last year, it felt gladiatorial watching the final in 3D on a big screen. Wimbledon tickets cost £5,000 each as Andy Murray makes seats red hot 2012-07-07T19:07:04Z The 9th tee at Olympic is perched below the clubhouse in the a natural amphitheatre and a perfect setting for such a gladiatorial contest. US Open 2012: Tiger Woods off to a flyer but Phil Mickelson flounders 2012-06-14T20:52:53Z I merely provided a few minutes of gladiatorial stimulation for Fox News. Riff: Liberals Are Ruining America. I Know Because I Am One. 2012-06-08T22:10:00Z E3: what will we witness in this gladiatorial arena of gaming hubris? E3 2012 preview: the show must go on 2012-06-04T16:19:31Z Pinter once referred to "the hidden violence of cricket", and part of the appeal is the almost gladiatorial contest between batsman and bowler, which takes place within a disciplined, formal structure. Michael Billington on the link between cricket and the theatre 2012-05-27T18:31:01Z In the first place, it suppressed the gladiatorial shows, and thereby saved thousands of captives from a bloody death. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z The gladiatorial combats came to an end, when, in A.D. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z This writer speaks of “the eyes of a mistress delighting in human blood” with as much horror as if the gladiatorial games were unknown. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Hark! the Pr�tor's stern command Costlier sacrifice proclaims; Lo! the gladiatorial band, Glory of the Roman Games! Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z For amusements, there were the gladiatorial shows,—brutal, we understand, but their horrible fascination we fortunately cannot know. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z In the West, the last gladiatorial show was celebrated at Rome, under Honorius, in a.d. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z “I took on people in the gladiatorial spirit,” Mr. Reisman, 82, said. Marty Reisman, a Throwback to a Bolder Era of Table Tennis 2012-03-09T02:58:42Z But even this absolute indifference to the sight of human suffering does not represent the full evil resulting from the gladiatorial games. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z London and all the great provincial towns have as many of these places as ancient Rome possessed of gladiatorial schools. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z And the gladiatorial shows? is it the Christians who frequent them? The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z The gladiatorial games had disappeared from the West, and had not been introduced into Constantinople. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z He pictures a great crowd collected for gladiatorial combats. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The passion for gladiatorial shows had begun, and it continually produced a savage indifference to the infliction of pain. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z In the name of Christ, men made instruments of torture, and the auto da fê took the place of the gladiatorial show. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z This was the Stoic's condemnation of the gladiatorial shows. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Monastic legends of, 220 Tragedy, effects of the gladiatorial shows upon, among the Romans, i. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Occasionally they come into keen polemical strife; but it amounts to little more than a gladiatorial exhibition, or rather a light skirmishing, without malice prepense, or much evil result. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z This question we shall have occasion to examine when discussing the gladiatorial shows. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Cicero in a well-known passage commends the gladiatorial games as the best discipline against the fear of death and suffering that can be presented to the eye. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z My feelings were wound up to the highest pitch of excitement, and I can scarcely believe that even that terrible human tragedy, a bloody gladiatorial scene, could have affected me more deeply. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z We have seen, however, that, notwithstanding the gladiatorial shows, the standard of humanity towards men was considerably raised during the Empire. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Laughing, he took off his jacket, and turning up the sleeves of his shirt he brought to view his enormous gladiatorial arms, on which the powerful muscles stood up like a network of cords. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z In Rome, however, there were three great causes which impeded the normal development—the Imperial system, the institution of slavery, and the gladiatorial shows. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z But something more than promise was needed for these gladiatorial contests when twenty, thirty, forty, fifty thousand persons assembled to cheer their favorites, whose names were in their mouths as household words. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z They put an end to many cruel and bloody customs, such as the gladiatorial fights.—There was no stopping the change. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z There is scarcely any other single reform so important in the moral history of mankind as the suppression of the gladiatorial shows, and this feat must be almost exclusively ascribed to the Christian Church. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z A healthy social tone repressed extravagant luxury and the ostentatious display of wealth, and good taste long checked the spread of gladiatorial contests beyond the Italian community of Corinth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z For the destruction of the gladiatorial games is all its work. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z The bull fight of Spain and Portugal is the modern form of the gladiatorial shows of ancient Rome. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z This surpasses the ferocity, the depravity, the wickedness of gladiatorial times. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z Refuses to give up his wife, 332 Syracuse, gladiatorial shows at, i. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z Over 60,000 fans will be at Auckland's Eden Park to watch the gladiatorial bout between the northern and southern hemispheres and millions of people around the globe will watch the match on television. In Quake-Hit Christchurch, All Eyes Are on the All Blacks 2011-10-20T22:25:00Z But if comedy could to a certain extent flourish with the gladiatorial games, it was not so with tragedy. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z The old gladiatorial shows, one of the most characteristic and repulsive features of Roman life, were abolished not long after. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z This was understood by the ancients, and they established their most famous schools for gladiatorial training at Capua and Ravenna. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z Reasons why they did not regard the gladiatorial shows as criminal, 101. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z There was all the high tension of the gladiatorial combat intensified by the championship of something more than a personal issue—the stake of party principles. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z The gladiatorial games form, indeed, the one feature of Roman society which to a modern mind is almost inconceivable in its atrocity. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z But his death had the effect that his protests might have failed to bring about, and no gladiatorial show was ever given again. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z The sculpture is Greek, and belongs to a period of Art long previous to the introduction of gladiatorial displays. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z Effects of the gladiatorial shows upon the, 277 Theft, reasons why some savages do not regard it as criminal, i. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z These curious proceedings take place in order, according to a prevalent superstitious notion, to bespeak the favour of the god who rules gladiatorial contests. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z No discussions, I conceive, can be more idle than whether slavery, or the slaughter of prisoners in war, or gladiatorial shows, or polygamy, are essentially wrong. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z Their struggle to reach the professional ranks reflects the gladiatorial nature of tennis, its head-to-head matchups and its unforgiving rankings. Some See Decline in U.S. Tennis 2011-09-11T22:53:12Z Nothing so clearly brings before us the vein of coarseness and inhumanity which runs through the otherwise noble character of the Roman, as his passion for gladiatorial shows. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z His multiplication of gladiatorial shows, 273 Caligula, his intoxication with his imperial dignity, i. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z And yet 'tis a study to see The rage gladiatorial of Rome And grim Spanish bull-baiting glee Adopt an American home! City Ballads 2011-08-04T02:00:21.027Z Many wild-beast shows of the present hour are as cruel as were the gladiatorial games of Rome, and far less manly. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z In gladiatorial competitions, the reaction of the crowd could determine life or death, the Latin word explodere meaning "to drive off stage by clapping". Cheers and jeers 2011-06-20T12:41:27Z After the final scene of the gladiatorial combat in the arena each spirit will be led by her guide through the grewsome and labyrinthine Catacombs—faint not! fear not! to the Feast of the Ghouls! Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z Manner in which it was regarded by the Church, 200-204 Claudius, his delight in gladiatorial shows, i. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z It is not strange, then, that journals of redoubtable pugnacity were popular, or that editors favored writers who were likely to excel in the gladiatorial style. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z Imagine a jail where dangerous inmates awaiting trial live 24 to a room and fight each other under a violent gladiatorial code. Jail gladiators 2011-05-19T23:40:32Z "For me it is going to be the equivalent of a gladiatorial match and I will come out on top," said Bjayon in series four. The Apprentice bragging game 2011-05-10T10:31:59Z The populace, fed for ages on public doles and the terrible gaiety of gladiatorial shows had become thoroughly debased, and unable to work out their own bettering. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z The bloody combats between men and beasts, the gladiatorial shows that delighted the Romans, were free to all who chose to frequent the amphitheatre of Carthage. Life of Saint Monica 2011-04-25T02:00:07.817Z Among them were those for the abolition of the punishment by crucifixion, the encouragement of the emancipation of slaves, the prohibition of gladiatorial games, and the discouragement of infanticide. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z This species of gladiatorial contest took its origin at a remote period, and long before it assumed its present form exhibition combats of one bull against another were not uncommon. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z And still more distinctly was Christianity opposed to such outrages upon human dignity as the gladiatorial combats in the arena. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z The amusement of the spectators was the purpose of the gladiatorial duels fought in ancient Rome. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z His magnificent height and breadth and bone made him capable of any gladiatorial effort. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z Twenty-first century parenting already seemed like a gladiatorial contest, its battles fought in playgrounds, at book clubs and especially online, with the rise of parenting websites where parents — O.K., mainly moms — claw and bite. Roaring Tigers, Anxious Choppers 2011-01-20T05:45:00Z A peep within this gladiatorial arena, however, only revealed very mild-looking athletes, and spectators as grave as judges, looking much more as if they were at meeting than at a fair. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z The slaves of Italy revolted with some effect, for among them were the trained fighters of the gladiatorial shows. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z He would denounce it as a gladiatorial show; as belonging to the worst period of the worst empire known to history. Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come 2011-01-17T03:00:51.213Z And finally there is our own tendency as an audience to prefer the gladiatorial atmosphere of the presidential race to the challenges of studying and evaluating governance. Optimism and virtue 2010-12-29T15:03:06Z The admirable US captain, who has always adopted a gladiatorial approach to the game, was invoking the febrile spirit of Kiawah Island by inviting a former fighter pilot to address his players. More rammies at the Ryder Cup, please 2010-10-02T23:07:00Z The six different activities range from the everyday – such as table tennis – to slightly less run of the mill competitions like gladiatorial battles. PlayStation Move: a beginner's guide 2010-09-17T08:59:00Z The insurrection of Spartacus in the first century B.C. was an insurrection of the special slaves who were trained for the gladiatorial combats. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z For Henman, Centre Court at Wimbledon was his boxing ring, a gladiatorial place of work where few tread and many watched in awe. Murray has the nerve to bear burden 2010-06-29T23:05:00Z The E3 crowd cheered like the viewers of a gladiatorial contest. E3 2010: Ubisoft reveals Michael Jackson dance game ? and more 2010-06-15T16:14:00Z Terrible things, surely, once happened here, from gladiatorial slaughter to the persecution of early Christians. A Wonder From Any Angle 2010-05-29T04:32:00Z He speaks after the gladiatorial contest between the prime minister and leader of the opposition, and usually has to contend with heckling from both bigger parties. Talk of a Surprise in British Elections 2010-04-18T21:03:00Z And, indeed, there is something gladiatorial about the salesroom, where auctions are an adversarial form of shopping. Art Auctions: Theater With a Winner 2010-03-19T19:36:00Z "It has an almost gladiatorial aspect to it." The Battle Over School Reform: Rhee vs. Weingarten 2010-03-06T05:31:00Z The game's violence will continue because that's exactly why we like it, our gladiatorial lust still intact 16 centuries after the Romans. 2010-01-28T13:35:00Z They were at the very time eager to have gladiatorial shows established under the shadow of the Acropolis. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius He compared it, indeed, to the gladiatorial contests in which the contestants had their heads completely enveloped in armor, so as to prevent any possible penetration of the weapons of an opponent. Catholic Churchmen in Science There was no trace of any crop, and the whole effect was as of some rude amphitheatre where prehistoric man had sat and watched gladiatorial shows. Beggars on Horseback The procession, and many of the usages of the fighters, remind one strongly of the Roman gladiatorial games, though the combats seldom came to so bloody an end. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Next in importance to the Therm� rank the Amphitheatres of the Roman Empire, in which gladiatorial contests and other trials of skill took place, and without which no town however small was considered complete. Architecture The Athenians, from a vulgar jealousy of Corinth, proposed to defile their ancient memories by establishing gladiatorial shows under the shadow of the Acropolis. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Early in the day, multitudes of spectators began to arrive, mostly arrayed in gala dress, and many wearing the colours of their favourite gladiatorial champion. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs It lessened the degradation of the “actresses,” and, co-operating with Stoic opinion, abolished the slaughter of the gladiatorial shows. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Have one also on the gladiatorial fights and one on the Christian massacres, many of which took place here. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. They are a decadent substitute for gladiatorial exhibitions. The Book of This and That It was in Etruria, and in Campania, where Trimalchio had his home, that the gladiatorial combats took their rise. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Then came a conflict between skilled gladiators—the most accomplished swordsmen of the gladiatorial school. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs From the gladiatorial schools of Campania came Spartacus and his followers in 73 b.c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" There is a species of gladiatorial exhibition in lawyers' society which is certainly very amusing. Jack Hinton The Guardsman What scene in the life of Moses, the lawgiver, reminds us of a gladiatorial show at Rome? The Handbook of Conundrums The walls and columns were covered with inscriptions and rude sketches of gladiatorial life. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius He revelled in bloody gladiatorial displays, and the sharpest swords used on such occasions were called “Drusine.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Its luxury remained proverbial; and Campania is especially spoken of as the home of gladiatorial combats. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The spectacles were of three main types; the chariot races in the circus, the gladiatorial combats and animal baiting in the amphitheatre, and the dramatic and other performances in the theatre. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. Christianity abolished the gladiatorial combat of former times; but there still remained the exciting and perilous chariot race and the hunting and fighting of wild beasts. Women of Early Christianity They were too often devoted to gladiatorial shows and other exhibitions which only debased the spectators. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius On the other hand, to the Etruscans' characteristic delight in cruel sports has been attributed the introduction of gladiatorial contests in the arena at Rome. Roman Women Perhaps, after all, Mr. Punch, these gladiatorial exhibitions are only intended to assist the students in their classical pursuits, the mind being, we know, often more speedily instructed through an appeal to the eye. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) To the original horse and chariot races there came to be added scenic productions, wild beast hunts, and gladiatorial combats, in imitation of those exhibited by private persons. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. In the gladiatorial combats, it was the women who greeted each mortal thrust with applause, and whose reversed thumbs won the majority for the signal of death to the vanquished. Greek Women In the year 59 A.D. a Roman senator in disgrace, named Livineius Regulus, gave a great gladiatorial show at Pompeii, which attracted many spectators from the neighbouring town of Nuceria. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius But the favorite exhibition with the Roman populace was the sanguinary gladiatorial encounter. Roman Women For, of course, if there are no gladiatorial exhibitions in Oxford, the candidates for matriculation would not be required to take oaths about them. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Cruel, they took delight in gladiatorial combats, especially in Campania, where the Romans learned this custom. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. And it made itself popular through games—wild beast shows and gladiatorial contests—which it was the business of its high priests or presidents to provide or to organize. St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition He had little liking for games and gladiatorial shows, which were the most popular objects of liberality in those days. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius We may be glad that we are not treated to a gladiatorial combat, as has sometimes been the case in this same house. Roman Women The treasury was exhausted by lavish expenditure on gladiatorial and wild beast combats and on the soldiery, and the property of the wealthy was confiscated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" At first the King appeared ashamed of taking part in these gladiatorial exercises, but the applause he received on all sides soon inclined him openly to appear on every occasion in the tilt-yard. Henry VIII and His Court 6th edition It was used for chariot races, athletic sports, and bloody gladiatorial combats. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise Some of the emperors,1377 Titus and Hadrian, themselves took a pleasure in the gladiatorial exercises. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Yet, while all these things were occurring, the common people of Rome, indifferent as to whether they were ruled by Vitellius or Vespasian, looked on as if they were at a gladiatorial show. Roman Women While Nelson was battling against foes seen and unseen, Perry was engaged in gladiatorial combat with a savings ledger. A Canadian Bankclerk He turned instinctively from the technicalities, the tergiversations, the gladiatorial display and contention of the legal profession. Charles Sumner Centenary The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 14 Here fights between wild beasts, gladiatorial combats, and other great spectacles took place. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise Like Pliny, he felt little horror at gladiatorial combats,150 although he may have had a certain contempt for the rage for them. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius During the performance, the lady was of more interest to him than the gladiatorial spectacle, and it was not long before a marriage was arranged. Roman Women Vestiges of ancient fierceness linger within us; the human animal licks its chops as it watches the gladiatorial combats. The Forerunners He would make a good spectacle in the gladiatorial contests. Step IV A few years 125 from now people will be horrified to remember that the preceding generation reveled in such blood scenes––just as we now speak with horror of the gladiatorial contests in ancient Rome.” Carmen Ariza And it is worth remembering that before the Roman gladiatorial games were eventually stopped by the self-immolation of the monk Telemachus, two Cynic philosophers had thrown themselves into the arena in the same spirit. Five Stages of Greek Religion Cuba had entered the ceaseless arena of American, gladiatorial, humanitarian contest. A Story of the Red Cross Glimpses of Field Work Seneca denounced the gladiatorial shows as human butcheries. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) I was to draw you into the gladiatorial contests," she said, "with rich promises. Step IV Apart from theatrical representations and gladiatorial combats, the Romans had an inordinate passion for chariot races. Architecture Classic and Early Christian He gazed with all his vibrating artistic soul into the girl's humid blue eyes; half frightened she looked down at her pretty, dimpled hands—the hands of a baby despite their gladiatorial size. Melomaniacs Galleries were erected for spectators as at a gladiatorial show, and special prices were charged for special exhibitions. Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London Mr. Henson throws in some not ineloquent remarks about the abolition by Christianity of the gladiatorial shows at Rome. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) And as for his violences—were they much better, with their gladiatorial combats? Step IV Beyond the pool there is a Circus, with four rows of stone seats and an oval arena, for wild-beast shows and gladiatorial combats. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit This multitude followed with languid interest the gladiatorial displays, the chariot races; even a fierce duel between two yellow-haired barbarians evoked not a single cry. Melomaniacs I wonder if it is merely a coincidence that in the gladiatorial contests of ancient Rome "thumbs up" meant mercy or approval! Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' This was to be better than any gunplay, a gladiatorial combat to delight the hearts of frontiersmen. Rimrock Trail "Bl-o-ows!" started the deep voice of a lookout, from where sailors and hunters had grouped in the bows to witness this gladiatorial combat between sea monsters, staged fittingly in a sea that was running wild. A Man to His Mate They came to see it because they craved excitement, and under the influence of that cruel passion they were capable of the worst excesses of the Roman populace at a gladiatorial show. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force You add that "in the same way the gladiatorial shows of old, and other barbarous customs, were not specifically forbidden in the New Testament, and yet Christianity was the sole means of their suppression." Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject We have historical evidence, also, that gladiatorial combats had an Etruscan origin, and were borrowed by the Romans. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The Coliseum was first of all built for gladiatorial shows, which were the favourite amusement of the Romans. Little Folks (October 1884) A Magazine for the Young But Rupert as well as Dolly found a mine of interest in the Greek and gladiatorial armour and weapons. The End of a Coil They consisted of sacrifices and other religious rites, dramatic spectacles, athletic games, and military and gladiatorial shows. Nero Makers of History Series A gladiatorial show cost seven hundred and twenty thousand sesterces, or thirty-six thousand dollars. Ancient States and Empires The gladiatorial shows, and the chase and combats of wild beasts with which the amphitheatre is always connected, were at first given in the circus. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Alaric retreated through Lombardy, and the feeble Emperor Honorius—"a crowned nothingness"—celebrated at Rome, in 404, that triumph which was signalized by the last display of the brutal gladiatorial games. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Tens of thousands of captives were condemned to perish in gladiatorial shows. The Map of Life Conduct and Character It provided amusement for them by expensive entertainments, such as races and gladiatorial combats. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe In the mean time, while Pompey was fighting Sertorius in Spain, a servile war broke out in Italy, produced in part by the immense demand of slaves for the gladiatorial shows. Ancient States and Empires There were also spacious porticoes for walking and conversing, halls and courts for athletic games and gladiatorial combats, apartments for the lectures and recitations of philosophers, rhetoricians and poets. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life It was inaugurated by 100 days' gladiatorial combats, in which 5000 wild animals were killed. Shepp's Photographs of the World The drain of supporting Rome's boundless extravagance, in buildings, feasts, and gladiatorial displays, began to tell upon the provinces at last. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 The ceremony at first occupied one day only, but in later times was extended through several days, and was frequently attended with gladiatorial shows and other spectacles for the greater enjoyment of the Roman multitude. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The gladiatorial sports were the most exciting exhibitions ever known in ancient or modern times, and were the most striking features of Roman society. Ancient States and Empires Then followed theatrical representations, games in the circus, gladiatorial combats, wild-beast shows, and naval engagements. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality In spite of the laws of Constantine and Constans, gladiatorial shows survived the old established religion more than seventy years; but they owed their final extinction to the courage of a Christian. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 Honorius, who had inherited the Empire of Europe, put a stop to gladiatorial combats, which had long been held in Rome, and he did this under the following circumstances. A Source Book for Ancient Church History The gladiatorial shows were not without their opponents in Rome. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality For the spirit of the game you might have gone, a few years ago, to the Public Schools; but even they are infected now with the gladiatorial ideal. From a Cornish Window A New Edition The gladiatorial exhibitions are supposed to have been of Etruscan origin in the form of funeral games. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals During his reign, gladiatorial contests were relieved of their savage brutality, work was given to many, education became popular, and people said, "The Age of Augustus has returned." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Return to-morrow at two o'clock, and if this man's courage still keeps up, you will see before your shuddering eyes an encounter which will make the historical gladiatorial combats of ancient Rome pale into insignificance.' Side Show Studies But in the period that followed the death of Sulla Rome was to have a gladiatorial exhibition of a different sort. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality But I hope Ranjitsinhji has some better arguments than these if he wants to defend gladiatorial cricket. From a Cornish Window A New Edition The Romans showed the pitilessness and inhumanity of their mores in the development they gave to the gladiatorial exhibitions. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals An ambassador of Rome visiting an outlying province attended a gladiatorial contest. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 The gladiatorial ludi may have been a revival of an old custom akin to human sacrifice of captives in the field. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus This was the gladiatorial show, the fights of armed men in the arena, the first of which was given in the year 264 B.C., at the funeral of D. Junius Brutus. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Out of county cricket, which in those days was only local cricket glorified, sprang exhibition or spectacular or gladiatorial cricket, which lived side by side with, but distinct from, the other. From a Cornish Window A New Edition In 325 Constantine forbade gladiatorial combats as unfit for a time of peace. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals After they had gone about twenty yards the guides came to an abrupt halt and one of them pointed to the centre of the vast gladiatorial arena. Monte-Cristo's Daughter It is not to a Titus, a Trajanus, an Antoninus, that we owe the abolition of the bloody gladiatorial games; it is to Jesus Christ. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Turgot No public event attracts more attention in America than a gladiatorial fight to the finish between the champion and some aspirant. As A Chinaman Saw Us Passages from his Letters to a Friend at Home He possessed no gladiatorial spirit and did not relish fray for the sake of it. The Rainy Day Railroad War They might be given over to the gladiatorial shows and set to fight each other, or wild beasts. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Many tens of thousands were taken captive, to be afterward sold into slavery, or to be slain by wild beasts, or in gladiatorial combat in the arena for the amusement of Roman spectators. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern Among the objects discovered, I remember a pair of silver earrings, a necklace of gold and emeralds, sixteen inches long, clay objects of various kinds, gladiatorial and theatrical lamps, and nine Christian tombstones. Pagan and Christian Rome His splendid physical fitness; the almost gladiatorial alertness of his body; the glowing eagerness of his face were all arguing for him with an urgency greater than his words. The Tyranny of Weakness The celebrated controversy with Salmasius and his abettors, concerning the death of King Charles, is a gladiatorial combat from which every element save the personal is often absent. Milton The Romans carried gladiatorial exhibitions wherever their conquests extended. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The enthusiasm and excitement that hold whole cities in thrall as a national league season draws to its close, is a more striking phenomenon than Roman gladiatorial shows or Spanish bull-fights. Society Its Origin and Development And the modern prize fight and boxing championship has something of the gladiatorial spirit. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 Its flesh was smooth and brown, flowing in frictionless ease over muscles that escaped bulkiness; its shoulders swung with a sort of gladiatorial freedom. The Tyranny of Weakness He retains his arrogance, his gladiatorial skill, his habit of sweeping assertion; but perhaps his virulence is softened, save where some unhappy "humanitarian" is under dissection. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 When the Athenians, from an ambition to rival the splendor of Corinth, were meditating the establishment of a gladiatorial show, the gentle Demonax bade them first to overturn their altar of Pity. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Human sacrifices, which at one time took place in Rome, even in the time of Pliny and Seneca, were abolished under the same influence as checked gladiatorial sports. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine For instance, when we were escorting a candidate, he asked me "whether I had been accustomed to secure Sicilians places at the gladiatorial shows?" The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order The tournament was indeed a Christian and liberal advance on the gladiatorial show, since the lords risked themselves and not merely their slaves. A Short History of England The gladiatorial shows, so popular in Rome, were forbidden here, though theatres, amphitheatres, and hippodromes kept their place. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Constantine in 325 A.D. absolutely forbade gladiatorial exhibitions, because bloody shows were unfit for a time of peace. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals It was used in the olden days for the entertainment of royalty, for gladiatorial contests, and battles of wild beasts. A Journey Through France in War Time Accordingly, both in the circus and at the gladiatorial games, I received a remarkable ovation without a single cat-call. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order In the glittering array of "prizes" that tempts man to make a beast and a fool of himself in the gladiatorial show called Life, the sorriest, the most ironic, is the grand prize, Victory. The Plum Tree An intense stillness fell over the gathering—such a hush as marked the circus arena in Rome when gladiatorial combatants came together in the death-struggle. The Coming of the King Marcus Aurelius forbade the condemnation of criminals to be gladiators, and he tried to limit the gladiatorial exhibitions. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals But in the cities of Italy the same method cannot be followed, for the reason that it is a custom handed down from our ancestors that gladiatorial shows should be given in the forum. The Ten Books on Architecture The gladiatorial fights and other games were completed. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform Titus here exhibited gladiatorial shows to celebrate the capture of Jerusalem. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Having returned to Rome, he endeavored to win the affections of the people by donations, games, and gladiatorial shows. A Smaller History of Rome The gladiatorial sports, enacted by the 100 picked men of the Olympic club of San Francisco, was a nightly attraction which brought out much cheering. Sixty Years of California Song We have seen one gladiatorial combat, and our thirst for gore is sated. The Opinions of a Philosopher The gladiatorial fights and other games of the arena were completed. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform Mr. Stokes—Bettina's father—would no longer be against him, for who could not say he was not capable of competing in the world-arena with full-grown, gladiatorial intellects? Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers The increasing love of gladiatorial combats was another indication of the national character. A Smaller History of Rome But, in action, we would rather coax men to withdraw from the gladiatorial strifes and shows of the world, than goad women to enter them. The Friendships of Women I say to myself that it is a gladiatorial combat with an occasional punt thrown in by way of identification. The Opinions of a Philosopher He slowly extended both arms and stood upright in gladiatorial strength and compelling erectness. A Pagan of the Hills To watch him play was to witness a gladiatorial display of frightfulness. The Loom of Youth Even a football game is a modern rendition of a gladiatorial combat. The Mayor of Warwick When the Athenians wished to emulate the Corinthians by exhibiting a gladiatorial combat, he said, "Do not vote this, Athenians, before ye have taken down the Altar of Mercy." History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour The famous gladiatorial combats which the Romans adopted had their origin in bloody sacrifices in honor of the dead. History Of Ancient Civilization I believe," said Mr. Hume, sourly, "they contrived the whole thing as a gladiatorial spectacle for their amusement. In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa There were gladiatorial combats, executions of criminals, and many other kinds of cruel and barbarous amusements. Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy A shop near the Thermæ, or public warm baths, is adorned on its front with a representation of a gladiatorial combat. The Wonders of Pompeii Hence the first gladiatorial games were given in connection with funerals. Greek and Roman Ghost Stories This was especially true of the Romans who had theatres, chariot races, and gladiatorial combats, by the peaceful waters of Galilee. A Life of St. John for the Young The clarity of his eyes and luster of his dark hair and the hue of his cheeks were all declarations of gladiatorial perfection of condition. Destiny He kept perfectly still, but, never losing his presence of mind, he curiously looked on the approaching object with a gladiatorial eye, as if seeking to detect some unguarded point in his terrible adversary. All Around the Moon Another monument—the one attributed to Scaurus—was very curious, owing to the gladiatorial scenes carved on it, and which, according to custom, represented real combats. The Wonders of Pompeii It had occurred to Ned, a student of history, that the gladiatorial cruelty of the ancient Romans had descended to the Spaniards instead of the Italians. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad There was also a gladiatorial delight in watching controversy not simply abstract, but fanned by personal conviction, which marked the champions above all as good fighters. Thomas Henry Huxley A Character Sketch I found her a thick-built woman, after the gladiatorial fashion ... as she moved she made me think of a battleship going into action. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative Festal dances, processions, and gladiatorial combats follow, in the midst of which Orsini rushes at Rienzi and strikes at him with his dagger. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Would yon like to have a hunt or a gladiatorial combat? The Wonders of Pompeii In the gladiatorial games men were fattened for mutual slaughter, and publicly murdered to delight the mob. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 It is a vast change from the "gladiatorial theory" to that of "mutual helpfulness." The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 True, there was slavery, —a canker; and there were the gladiatorial games; we may feel piously superior if we like. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 The young man and the boy made ready for the game as for a gladiatorial display. The Lion's Share In his own house, easy-going and autocratic; in his Church, a slave; a confidential slave, whose gladiatorial gifts were valued, and whose idiosyncrasies might be humoured, but none the less, a slave. Mount Music A gladiatorial show, And eighty thousand men For savage pastime all aglow-- O marvel there and then! Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs In ancient times men sought glory and renown in gladiatorial combat, though the victor's laurel was wet with human blood. The Jericho Road He would not witness the gladiatorial games, with their sickening senseless bloodshed; nor the plays at the theatre, with their improprieties. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 She saw the Grays being crushed back and realized that the Browns had won, when a last detail of the lessening tumult fixed her attention with its gladiatorial simplicity. The Last Shot There was a sacred centre—an island and a mount—and, within the lines, so great a concourse of gladiatorial souls as befits the greatest of spectacles. Hills and the Sea The development of the body among the Greeks and Romans was followed by those brutal exhibitions of physical prowess in the gladiatorial contests where the physical only was cultivated and honored. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs In Roman times it was spent upon public improvements, and upon plays, dinners, and gladiatorial games. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature Upon this the captive chiefs stood in the gladiatorial fights which took place within the space surrounding the great teocalli. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Really, I have not had my mind so exercised for months; and I have felt a gladiatorial disposition lately, and don't enjoy mere light conversation. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I Elsewhere also, as for instance at the chariot-races in the Circus, and at the gladiatorial shows in the amphitheatre, there were special places set apart for the two orders. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul Miserable wretch that I am, to have got into such a predicament while having a good time at a gladiatorial show! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 It was once a Roman possession, and gladiatorial combats were held there by Titus after the destruction of Jerusalem. A Trip Abroad The gladiatorial struggles in the Circus Maximus and the comedies in the theaters have lost for me their relish. An Easter Disciple The Chronicle of Quintus, the Roman Knight One is reminded here of Dr. Johnson's remark, when he was stretched on a sick-bed, with his gladiatorial powers of argument suspended by physical exhaustion. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style They had been innocent of gladiatorial shows, and they had been unfortunately too innocent of large conceptions in the way of water-supply. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul Scipio returned to Carthage, to pay his vows to the gods, and to exhibit a gladiatorial show, which he had prepared on account of the death of his father and uncle. The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 But he shall warm— Warm with the solemn metal there, And all its ordered fury share, In attitude a gladiatorial form. Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War About this same time Faustus, son of Sulla, gave a gladiatorial combat in memory of his father and entertained the people brilliantly, furnishing them with baths and oil gratis. Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). You may reach the highest honours," he says, "more easily by your natural advantages of character, diligence, and fortune, than by gladiatorial exhibitions. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero Originally the holidays did not imply any giving of shows and games in the way of chariot-races, gladiatorial combats, and the like. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul As in bull-fights or gladiatorial shows, the spectators watched the expensive but entertaining scene of blood and death from a safe and comfortable distance. Essays in Rebellion She attended the gladiatorial contests and played with her thumbs. Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be You will readily conceive that any gentleman of self-respect cannot permit such farcical utterances to be delivered without appending a gladiatorial epilogue. The Certain Hour This gladiatorial combat might have been going on till now, the Sunday-school superintendent concluded, if Winch hadn't subsided. The Damnation of Theron Ware Ships were rammed, sunk, overturned, and boarded, and, so far as the men were concerned, the battle might be as grim and bloody as any other kind of gladiatorial contest. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul These types were chiefly furnished by the gladiatorial shows and the hunting of wild beasts. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate The boys' interests lie not in their work, but in the theatres, the gladiatorial games, the races in the circus—those ancient equivalents of twentieth-century athleticism. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal To the dreamer it was no surprise that this unknown theatre of his dreams should be vast as the gladiatorial arena. Charlotte's Inheritance The amphitheatre stands outside the gate, whither the citizens flocked to see gladiatorial displays or contests between wild beasts. English Villages But hardly was Alypius arrived in Rome, than he became mad about the gladiatorial shows. Saint Augustin The pirates were on the sea what the gladiatorial army was on land. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 He was stoned to death by the spectators, but the result of his self-devotion was an edict putting a final stop to the gladiatorial shows. Outline of Universal History As against the theatre and the gladiatorial games, indeed, it occupied an unassailable position. Latin Literature Towards the end of the third century, the Emperors themselves had so far yielded to the voice of reason, as to forbid by edicts the gladiatorial fights. The Hermits Except in this farcical sort of burlesque fight neither ever scored a hit on the other, in all the years throughout which their combats finished each day of every gladiatorial exhibition. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire The passion of the Romans for gladiatorial combats is well known. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 I remember Robert Smith had much more logical ability; but Smith aimed at conquest by any gladiatorial shift; whereas Mackintosh was uniformly candid in argument. Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge The craving for "real" effects upon the stage is anti-aesthetic, like those gladiatorial shows where persons were actually killed. A Study of Poetry Such amusements did something to satisfy the lust for blood in the Roman populace—a lust which was more completely satisfied by the gladiatorial combats. Early European History Even senators and nobles admit that the pleasure of viewing gladiatorial shows comes from seeing men killed. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Shortly after this they encountered a small body of soldiers, whom they routed, and whose arms they substituted for the gladiatorial, deeming these no longer worthy of them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 The oracles are dumb, the poets are silent like song-birds in a storm, the great tragedies are no longer performed; people rather go to see farces and gladiatorial shows. Historical Miniatures Her skin, fair and beautiful on that day when she sat so proudly by her husband and daughter in the Circus, watching the gladiatorial contest, was yellow and drawn. Virgilia or, out of the Lion's Mouth In the amphitheaters, where animal shows and gladiatorial combats were exhibited, we have a genuinely Roman invention. Early European History The program was unusual, gladiatorial exhibitions from the beginning of the show; and nothing else. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Nor does he enter a protest against the gladiatorial shows, which was the first thing a high moralist would have impugned, and which the Christians attacked with equal enthusiasm and courage. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius The lower classes had, it is true, expected a gladiatorial show and wild beast fights, but a "comedy," as they called it, was always welcome. Historical Miniatures One hundred thousand men and women sat on its tiers of white marble seats, under the open sky and witnessed a gladiatorial contest in the arena, beneath. Virgilia or, out of the Lion's Mouth It had its forum and senate- house, its temples, theaters, and baths, its circus for racing, and its amphitheater for gladiatorial combats. Early European History Who has not yet heard of the Coliseum at Rome, that great masterpiece of Architecture, wherein Rome held her gladiatorial combats, her peace jubilees, and other solemnities! Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 38, December 17, 1870. We learn from the letters that in this matter, and in another of equal importance, the gladiatorial shows, Cicero was far ahead of the feeling of his time. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Again, one time after the slaughter of beasts he straightway brought water into the theatre by means of pipes and produced a sea-fight: then he let the water out again and arranged a gladiatorial combat. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster To every class of Romans, the gladiatorial show was open. Virgilia or, out of the Lion's Mouth After the consecration of this edifice he arranged through Tiberius and Drusus for gladiatorial combats, permission having been granted them by the senate. Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form Soon afterwards he married another wife, who at a gladiatorial show came and plucked his sleeve, in order, as she said, to obtain some of his good fortune. The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History For a man to succeed in life under a régime of mutual distrust, which he himself bitterly compares to the forced friendship of the gladiatorial school, a deep study of character was indispensable. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius He did not particularly enjoy gladiatorial combats of men, although Titus during the youthful sports which were celebrated in his own land had once had a sham fight in heavy armor with Alienus. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster It was the wicked practice of Nero to make noble Romans appear on the stage or in gladiatorial shows, in order that he might thus seem to have their sanction for his own degrading displays. Seekers after God There was a gladiatorial combat in the Sæpta, and a naval battle of "Persians" and "Athenians" was given on the spot, where even at the present day some relics of it are still exhibited. Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form When Christianity was introduced, gladiatorial shows were done away with, and their place taken, in Christian times, by the duel, which was a way of settling difficulties by the Judgment of God. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: the Wisdom of Life But my pity was almost aroused into indignation at a sad sequel to one of these gladiatorial scenes. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War Once, at a gladiatorial contest, when the crowd was urging its petition strongly, he not only would not grant its wish, but further ordered this command of Domitian's to be proclaimed: "Be silent." Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster The Roman people, supposing that they were delivered, returned to their circuses and gladiatorial shows. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity Another essential but demoralizing feature of Roman society was to be found in the games and festivals and gladiatorial shows, which accustomed the people to unnatural excitement and familiarity with cruelty and suffering. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements I am told they propose to abolish the gladiatorial combats! Caesar Dies The men, however, of lowest rank who were being supported for gladiatorial combats showed the utmost zeal in their behalf and contended most bravely. Dio's Rome, Volume 3 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus It was the monk Telemachus, according to the old story, who stopped the gladiatorial games at Rome, and was stoned by the people. England and the War The theatres, the chariot races, the gladiatorial shows, the circus, and the sports of the amphitheatre were then at their height. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity Craft, cruelty, selfishness, and all the vices needed for success in a gladiatorial contest are often the fruits of such competition. The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) There are also a broken ring or two of an amphitheatre; for the Etrurians preceded and instructed the Romans in gladiatorial shows. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 In these gladiatorial displays, Ximenes took the deepest interest, and often encouraged the generous emulation of the scholar by attending in person. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 Fetes, shows, processions, gladiatorial combats, chariot races, form the amusement of the vast populace. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. The delight of the people in gladiatorial shows had at this time become almost an insane frenzy. General History for Colleges and High Schools What was the other team in the modern gladiatorial contest at which you saw Comrade Rossiter?' Psmith in the City He was the greatest patron of gladiatorial shows and signalized his accession to power by magnificent scenes of carnage in the arena—a strange dawn for the day of a new civilization. Lectures and Essays The gladiatorial show had lost its charms for him and his mind brooded gloomily over coming events. Greifenstein The retreat of Alaric was regarded as a complete deliverance; and the Roman people abandoned themselves to absurd rejoicings, gladiatorial shows, and triumphant processions. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. |
| 随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。