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Gaius Appuleius Diocles was born in 104 AD in the Roman province of Lusitania, in the Western Iberian peninsula.He made his racing debut in Rome at the age of 18, in 122 AD with the racing stable known as the Whites, but did not win a race until two years later.
A gladiator (Latin: gladiator ' swordsman ', from Latin gladius 'sword') was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their lives and their legal and social standing by ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. A retiarius ("net fighter") with a trident and cast net, fighting a secutor (79 AD mosaic). There were many different types of gladiators in ancient Rome. Some of the first gladiators had been prisoners-of-war, and so some of the earliest types of gladiators were experienced fighters ...
Little is known about him beyond the events of the war, and surviving accounts are contradictory. All sources agree he was a former gladiator and accomplished military leader. Spartacus is described as a Thracian by birth, possibly from the Maedi tribe. Before his enslavement and role as a gladiator, he had served as a soldier with the Romans.
The gladiator and his helmet were probably brought to Britain during the Roman invasion of 43AD or in the one or two decades following that invasion - and it's likely that they would have been ...
Individual Roman gladiators and gladiator trainers. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. S. Spartacus (1 C, 7 P) T.
Generally, gladiators were “on the outside of Roman society,” according to Beard. It is also true the Colosseum was flooded periodically to recreate famous naval battles, a demonstration known ...
Flamma was awarded the rudius, or wooden sword that granted freedom, four times; but, each time he refused this freedom and chose to remain a gladiator. [1] [2] The number of fights Flamma engaged in is higher than most gladiators. Many have lower numbers like Purricina Iuvenus (ILS 5107) who fought 5 times or Glaucus of Modena (ILS 5121) who ...
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