bˈʌstuːˌɑːɹɹɪˌaɪ ɑːɹ mˈɛnʃənd baɪ sˈaɪsɹoʊ ɪn hɪz ɐɡˈɛnst pˈaɪzoʊ spˈiːtʃ, kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzɪŋ lˈuːʃəs kælpˈɜːnɪəs pˈaɪzoʊ sˈiːsənˌɪnəs bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə sˈɛnət ænd kəmpˈɛɹɪŋ pˈʌblɪəs klˈoʊdɪəs pˈʌltʃɚ tʊ ɐ bˌʌstuːˈɛɹɪəs ɡlˈædɪˌeɪɾɚ.
Bustuarii are mentioned by Cicero in his Against Piso speech, criticizing Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus before the Senate and comparing Publius Clodius Pulcher to a bustuarius gladiator.