See gladiator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"translation": "If I judged that it was the best course of action, Conscript Fathers, to punish Catiline with death, I would not have granted to that gladiator of yours a single hour of life.\n(Cicero’s provocative implication: like an audience viewing a gladiatorial combat, the Roman senators have done nothing to stop Catiline, despite their awareness of his violent threats and actions.)",
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