08-19-2003, 01:12 AM
Gladiators were used numerous times in the civil wars - a lot are mentioned in Cicero's letters - mainly as armed bands that terrorised Rome on several occasions in some "political" campaign or other, but there are also several references to their use by generals.<br>
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Caesar mentions them in use in his "Commentaries" on the Civil War:<br>
- Caelius, 3.19<br>
- Lentulus, 1.12, as garrisons for various cities<br>
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Caesar mentions them in use in his "Commentaries" on the Civil War:<br>
- Caelius, 3.19<br>
- Lentulus, 1.12, as garrisons for various cities<br>
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You can go here: www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi...advanced=1<br>
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and search a wide range of texts online for yourself - be patient tho - it takes a while. <p></p><i></i>