Historicity
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Legendary figure
Probable
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One source places him in fiction; the other implies it.
“Either way, in his fictional Aeneid V. 404–484, written about 29–19 BCE, Virgil
(Publius Vergilius Maro, 70–19 BCE) references the brutal nature of the
caestus.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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“A boxing match between Entellus and an arrogant younger boxer, Dares, is
described in the fifth book of Virgil's Aeneid.”
Description
Young Trojan boxer of Virgil's Aeneid who refused to face Entellus's
heavy gloves and lost the bout.
Sources
“Entellus’ opponent, a Trojan named Dares, refused to fight unless smaller,
lighter gloves were used.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Dares. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPXNWHX0A88G48G665Q - CC BY-SA 4.0.
Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5JWHXPXNWHX0A88G48G665Q, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Dares}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year =
{YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPXNWHX0A88G48G665Q}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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