Ludi Apollinares of 193 B.C.

[Ass. Admin B]

Romans! Fellow Citizens! Esteemed visitors! This years Ludi Apollinares are about to begin! Exciting gladiator games are abound! Who knows what honorable and entertaining sports that the particians will endorse this year? Will we see chariot races again? Find out when the games commence towards the end of the year!

If you have gladiators you wish to enter, please state so below! Maximum 3 gladiators per senator. For ease of use, please provide their stats in the post!

And to all noble men of Rome, remember, the Ludi Appolinares is for the people! Anyone who is caught not donating to these noble games is sure to be shamed!

[Marcus Decius Bellicus]

Marcus Decius Bellicus enters the following gladiators, all of whom are ludus and lanista trained for a year or longer

Trajan
Valarion
Mephistopholes

Edit: Added in lanista for clarity's sake.

[Gaius Quinctilius Varus]

When the criminal Decius Bellicus is exiled and cast from the city, the Quinctilian clan will cover any expenses to insure such skilled gladiators still entertain the crowds.

[TerranSteel]

Titus Furius Pavo commits the three slave soldiers captured during his campaigns in Sparta.

Lelex
Dion
Nicander

All three are skilled gladiators with a year of training by Lanista.

[Postumus Caesonius Tacitus]

I will be entering:

Skilled gladiator: Alexandrius(winner of first three Apollo gladiator games, 6 battle victor/undefeated, trained in Ludus by lanista since turn 2.)
Skilled gladiator: Atticus (finalist in second Apollo gladiator game, 2 battle victor/2 battles loss, trained in Ludus by lanista since end of turn 2.)
Skilled gladiator: Felix(No arena experience, trained in Ludus by lanista since turn 6.)

[Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo Hispanicus]

Consul Domitius Corbulo Hispanicus will be entering the following gladiators:

The Mysterious Celtiberius - Skilled Gladiator (7 dice)
Budar from Hispania - Skilled Gladiator (7 dice, +1)
Venucius the Head Crusher - +2 Strength Skilled Gladiator (9 dice, +3)

Furthermore, the Consul will be donating 50,000 denarii to the games to provide a truly epic feast for the participants. He will also donate an additional 5,000 denarii to the next day's festivities for every match in which his gladiators win. If one of his gladiators wins the tournament, he will donate an additional 20,000 denarii to the festival. Finally, should the demon Alexandrius be killed in the tournament, that gladiator's owner will receive a bounty of 10,000 denarii.

[Marcus Decius Bellicus]

Marcus Decius Bellicus will donate 10,000 Denarii to the games to let the streets flow with wine and spirits.

[Hostus Lucretius Tricipitinus]

A Scriba for Lucretius Tricipitinus strode forth and yelled aloud:

“On behalf of Senator and Candidate for Consul Hostus Lucretius Tricipitinus I announce that a winners purse of 25,000 denarii will be funded for the games - paid in full by the good Senator”

[Marcus Decius Bellicus]

A Scriba for Lucretius Tricipitinus strode forth and yelled aloud:

“On behalf of Senator and Candidate for Consul Hostus Lucretius Tricipitinus I announce that a winners purse of 25,000 denarii will be funded for the games - paid in full by the good Senator”

A scribae for Marcus Decius Bellicus joins in the proclamation

"Let the names of Consular candidates Hostus Lucretius Tricipitinus and Marcus Decius Bellicus be on every man's lips as he celebrates the Ludi Apollinares this year! Great food, wine and sport will be had with their gracious support! Let us give thanks to the one they call Hispanicus, for providing even more food to these games, these three men have ensured they will be the best yet!"

[Ass. Admin B]

The Ludi games to end all Ludi games! It is the end of the world as the wise men say, and we must please the gods with blood upon the sand. Witness now the final fights, the final excitement, the clashing of swords before all things end.

Our first battle shall be between Valarion of Bellicus against Nicander of Pavo.