| An American football player in full armour resembles a deep-sea diver or a Roman retiarius more than anything else. |
| The Mirmillo was a gladiator opposed to a retiarius, protecting himself by his oblong shield against the net of the latter. |
| Suddenly when Sporus had approached nearly at arm's length, the retiarius threw himself forward, and cast his net. |
| Everybody knew of my rescue of the retiarius, thousands had seen me rescue him. |
| With the lasso the bold Matador, like the retiarius of the ancient arena, makes the cast that is for life. |
| In the distance is the retiarius, who must fight Hyppolitus in his turn. |
