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noun

spŏlĭārĭum

gen. spŏlĭārii · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
spolium (postAug.).
a place in the amphitheatre where the clothes were stripped from the slain gladiators who were dragged thither
Lit., a place in the amphitheatre where the clothes were stripped from the slain gladiators who were dragged thither, Sen. Ep. 93, 10; Lampr. Commod. 18, 3; 19, 3.—
a den of robbers; murderers; a cutthroat place by extension
Transf., a den of robbers or murderers, a cutthroat place, Sen. Prov. 3, 7; id. Contr. 5, 33; Plin. Pan. 36, 1.
Perseus ID: n45089 Key: spoliarium