# Ecce Romani Student's Book 3 and 4 - Versiculi 26
# Longman Publishing, ISBN 0-8013-0440-7# Version 1.0 
# by Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org)
traheret ... certāmina : was drawing out the contest
aequālis, -is, -e : equal
missiō, missiōnis, f. : release
lēx, lēgis, f. : law
concurrere : to fight
parma, -ae, f. : a small, round shield
quod licuit : as the rules allowed
lanx, lancis, f. : a metal dish, a trophy
discrīmen, discīminis, n. : decision, test, combat
aequus, -a, -um : equal
succumbō, succumbere, sccūbuī, succūbitum : to give up, collpase
rudis, rudis, f. : small wooden sword given to a successful gladiator on his final discharge
pretium, -ī, n. : reward
virtūs, virtūtis, f. : courage
ingeniōsus, -a, -um : talented
contingō, contingere, contigī, contactum : to touch, to happen
nisi : except
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