Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A trainer of gladiators or the manager of a team of gladiators in the Roman world was known as a lanista. The lanistae were frequently accused of rigging fights, faking deaths, taking bribes, and otherwise undercutting the entertainment value of death in the arena. See also: Roman Republic. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.