Hellas Verona FC
A bus ride from the Piazza Brà
Took me to the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi,
Where The Mastiffs,
The Scaligers,
The Yellow-Blues,
The Boys, or Hellas Verona play their soccer games…
A recent promotion to Serie A
Had captured my interest and I entered the stadium,
Where i Mastini,
gli Scaligeri,
i Gialloblu,
i butei, or Hellas Verona thrive on their nicknames…
A short bus ride from the Piazza Brà
Took me to the Stadio from a 1st century amphitheatre,
Where the Retiarius,
The Secutor,
The Eques,
The Rudiarius, or experienced Gladiator, once won their fame…
Pete Ray
June 2017
Weird to take a bus from an ancient Arena to a modern arena.
Hellas Verona appear to have four nicknames which appear in both Italian and English above.
In ancient Roman times the Rudiarius was an experienced Gladiator, a Retiarius fought with a net and trident, a helmeted Secutor fought the Retiarius and an Eques fought on horseback…
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