andabata

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

andābătă, ae, m.,

a kind of Roman gladiator , whose helmet was without openings for the eyes , and who therefore fought blindfolded for the amusement of spectators , * Cic. Fam. 7, 10 Manut.: more andabatarum, Hier. adv. Helv. 3; id. adv. Jov. 1, 36; cf. Inscr. Orell. 2577.

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