For 10 points, name this type of person who performed in the Colosseum, where they fought each other for the amusement of the Roman public.
People of this type were banned from Pompey after a violent riot with citizens of Nuceria. Murmillos were one type of these people. These people often lived at facilities operated by lanista such as Lentulus Batiatus. The retiarius type of these people usually carried a (*) fishing net. Emperor Commodus pretended to be one of these people. These people would be killed if they received the pollice verso, which may have been a thumbs-down signal. For 10 points, name this type of person who performed in the Colosseum, where they fought each other for the amusement of the Roman public.
People of this type were banned from Pompey after a violent riot with citizens of Nuceria.
gladiators [prompt on “slaves”] &lt;JB History&gt;