Ju'lius Caesar, during his aedileship, exhibited at one time three hundred and twenty pairs of gladiators; but even this was surpassed by the emperor Trajan, who displayed no less than one thousand.
7.

The gladiators were named from their peculiar arms; the most common were the _retiarius_, who endeavoured to hamper his antagonist with a net; and his opponent the _secutor_.
8.

When a gladiator was wounded, or in any way disabled, he fled to the extremity of the stage, and implored the pity of the spectators; if he had shown good sport, they took him under their protection by pressing down their thumbs; but if he had been found deficient in courage or activity, they held the thumb back, and he was instantly murdered by his adversary.
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The Roman theatre was formed after the model of the Greeks, but never attained equal eminence.

The populace always paid more regard to the dresses of the actors, and the richness of the decoration, than to ingenious structure of plot, or elegance of language.