User blog:Thundrtri/Season 2 episode 14: Venator (Gladiator Animal Fighters) VS Smilodon (Saber tooth tiger)

In ancient Rome, the ruler must keep his people entertained. A most popular way of entertaining the people is the Gladitorial games. But even those can become tiresome, the blood, the swords, the death. The people want to see something new. But they will get something new, something very new. Something they've never seen before. Two beasts with teeth like daggers put into the arena against two men armed with only the most basic of weapons and clothing. The VENATOR, ancient Rome's entertainers who fought against the greatest of beasts. ''VERSUS. ''The SMILODON, The Ice-Age's apex predator with teeth like blades and a body adorned with muscles. WHO, IS, DEADLIEST!!!

Venator


Although technically not a class of gladiator, the Venator is a specialized public fighter who fought in the Coliseum against wild animals. Armed with a spear and a net, the Venator engaged in combat with exotic animals such as bears, lions, and elephants. Assisted by a bestiarius gladiator who carried a whip, the Venator was one of the more specialized fighters to grace the Coliseum; it is estimated that over 9,000 animals were killed by Venator gladiators.

Smilodon


The nickname "saber-tooth" refers to the extreme length of their maxillary canines. Despite the colloquial name "saber-toothed tiger", Smilodon is not closely related to the tiger (or any other living felid); the latter belongs to subfamily Pantherinae, whereas Smilodon belongs to subfamily Machairodontinae. The name Smilodon comes from Greek: σμίλη, (smilē), "carving knife" + ὀδoύς (odoús), "tooth", or in the genitive: ὀδoύς, ὀδόντος, odóntos.

The genus Smilodon was described by the Danish naturalist and palaeontologist Peter Wilhelm Lund in 1841. He found the fossils of Smilodon populator in caves near the small town of Lagoa Santa, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. A number of Smilodon species have been described, but today usually only three are recognized. Genetic evidence suggests the members of the genus diverged from the main lineage of modern cats (subfamily Felinae) around 14-18 million years ago.

Voting/Notes

 * The fight will take place as the main event in the Colleseum
 * It will be 2 on 2
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 * If votes are 3 sentences, they will be half a vote
 * Anything short of 3 sentences won't count at all
 * Voting ends July 1st