Auctorati
Auctorati is a term referring to individuals of Ancient Rome, who were classified as free-men, and who hired themselves out as gladiators.[1]
According to one source, the earliest evidence of the use of auctorati dates from 122 A.D. (law of Gaius Gracchus) [2]
References
- ↑ L. Stephanie Cobb. Dying to Be Men: Gender and Language in Early Christian Martyr Texts. Columbia University Press ISBN 023151820X. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ↑ D.G. Kyle. Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome. Routledge, 12 Nov 2012 ISBN 1134862717. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
External links
- G.G. Fagan in Aspects of Ancient Institutions and Geography: Studies in Honor of Richard J BRILL, 21 Nov 2014
- Perseus Tufts link shows words: auctoro, auctoror
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