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  2. Venatio - Wikipedia

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    Venatio was first introduced by Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, who celebrated his Greek campaign by hosting games where gladiators would fight lions and panthers.. Exotic wild beasts from the far reaches of the Roman Empire were brought to Rome and hunts were held in the morning prior to the afternoon main event of gladiatorial duels.

  3. Ludi - Wikipedia

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    The first recorded venatio (staged beast hunt) was presented in 186 BC by M. Fulvius Nobilior as part of his ludi votivi, for which he paid with booty displayed at his triumph. [ 10 ] As religious ceremonies, ludi were organized at first by various colleges of priests ; during the Republic , they were later presented by consuls , but became ...

  4. Spectacles in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    The spectacles in ancient Rome were numerous, open to all citizens and generally free of charge; some of them were distinguished by the grandeur of the stagings and cruelty. Romans preferred to attend gladiatorial fights, those with ferocious beasts ( venationes ), reproductions of naval battles ( naumachia ), chariot races , athletic contests ...

  5. Damnatio ad bestias - Wikipedia

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    The first such staged hunting (Latin: venatio) featured lions and panthers, and was arranged by Marcus Fulvius Nobilior in 186 BC at the Circus Maximus on the occasion of the Greek conquest of Aetolia. [10] [11] The Colosseum and other circuses still contain underground hallways that were used to lead the animals to the arena.

  6. Movies in Theaters on Christmas Day 2024: Holiday Releases

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    After Santa Claus is kidnapped, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson plays an E.L.F. (Extremely Large and Formidable) operative who joins forces with a bounty hunter and perpetual naughty lister (played by ...

  7. Bestiarius - Wikipedia

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    Among Ancient Romans, bestiarii (singular bestiarius) were those who went into combat with beasts, or were exposed to them.It is conventional [1] to distinguish two categories of bestiarii: the first were those condemned to death via the beasts (see damnatio ad bestias) and the second were those who faced them voluntarily, for pay or glory (see venatio). [2]

  8. Hunting season in New York state now stretches past ... - AOL

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    New York state’s deer season is stretching longer, on both ends … starting earlier and ending later than in the recent past. It ends now with the Holiday Deer Hunt (which started two years ago ...

  9. 40 years before Daniel Penny case, Bernhard Goetz's ... - AOL

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    Bernhard Goetz, then a 37-year-old electronics technician, defended himself from a group of would-be robbers on a New York City subway car Dec. 22, 1984. Four decades later, another New York ...