...Disdaining to shed their blood for the amusement of the populace, they killed their keepers, broke from the place of their confinement, and filled the streets of Rome with blood and confusion. After aa obstinate resistance, they were overpowered and cut in pieces by the regular forces ; but they obtained...

...inhuman sports of the Coliseum, disdaining to shed their blood for the amusement of the populace, broke from the place of their confinement, and filled the streets of Rome with slaughter and confusion. They were overcome at last ; but not before they avenged their fraternity...

...inhuman sports of the Coliseum, disdaining to shed their blood for the amusement of the populace, broke from the place of their confinement, and filled the streets of Rome with slaughter and confusion. They were overcome at last; but not before they avenged their fraternity by...

...Spartacus. At a much later period, at the triumph of Probus, AD '.», about fourscore gladiators exhihited a similar courage. Disdaining to shed their blood...bonds, stripes, and the sword ; and, whatever else Eomolpns may command, as true gladiators, we hind ourselves body and mind, to our master's service."...

...was not without its inconveniences and dangers. Men of rank and political importance keptfamilies, as they were called, of gladiators, — desperadoes...death by fire, bonds, stripes, and the sword ; and w hatever else Eumolpus may command, as true gladiators, we bind ourselves body and mind to our master's...

...Disdaining to shed their blood for the amusement of the populace, they killed their keepers, broke from the place of their confinement, and filled the...confusion. After an obstinate resistance, they were overpowered and cut in pieces by the regular forces ; but they obtained at least an honourable death,...

...Disdaining to shed their blood for the amusement of the populace, they killed their keepers, broke from the place of their confinement, and filled the...streets of Rome with blood and confusion. After an ob stinate resistance, they were overpowered and cut in pieces by the regular forces ; but they obtained...

...determined not to shed their own blood for the amusement of a cruel people, killed their keepers, and broke out from the place of their confinement, and filled the streets of Rome with blood and terror. It was not till after an obstinate resistance that they were cut to pieces by the regular soldiers."...

...inhuman sports of the Colosseum, disdaining to shed their blood for the amusement of the populace, broke from the place of their confinement, and filled the streets of Rome with slaughter and confusion. They were overcome at last, but not till they had avenged their fraternity...

...particular measures were taken to prevent their joining the disaffected party; an event the more to bo feared because of the desperate war in which they...in these terms : " We swear, after the dictation of Euroolpus, to suffer death by fire, bonds, stripes, and the sword ; and whatever else Eumolpus may...