caesar

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His face is cut and swollen; on his hands are the terrible caestus, here made of leather, and not loaded with iron, like the caestus described by Virgil.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

But even this letter, when they transcribed it, writhed and was choked beneath hands which knew better the iron caestus of the gladiator than the subtile and spiritual touch of the artist.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 by Various

"I do not see the use of the caestus," Beric said one day.

From Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

The prizes next are order'd to the field, For the bold champions who the caestus wield.

From The Iliad by Pope, Alexander

In the exercises the men practised with many wrappings of wadding and cotton wound round the caestus, answering the purpose of the modern boxing glove.

From Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)