Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cestus
The thongs or bands of leather, which were tied round the hands of boxers, in order to render their blows more powerful. The cestus was used by boxers in the earliest times, and is mentioned in he Iliad; but in the heroic times it...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Cestus
The cestus used in later times, in the public games, was a most formidable weapon. It was frequently covered with knobs and nails, and loaded with lead and iron. Figures with the cestus frequently occur on ancient remains. They appear to...