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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 ...
Other groups and tribes would join the cast list as Roman territories expanded. Most gladiators were armed and armoured in the manner of the enemies of Rome. [15] The gladiator munus became a morally instructive form of historic enactment in which the only honourable option for the gladiator was to fight well, or else die well. [16]
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.
Hoplomachus, depicted on a Roman glass found in the Begram treasure. A hoplomachus (left) fights a thraex (right) (Terracotta, British Museum).. A hoplomachus (pl. hoplomachi) (hoplon meaning "equipment" in Greek) was a type of gladiator in ancient Rome, armed to resemble a Greek hoplite (soldier with heavy armor and helmet, a small, round, concave shield, a spear and a sword).
In the year 211 A.D., presumably also when "Gladiator II" takes place, brothers named Caracalla and Geta briefly ruled as dual emperors of Rome after their father, Septimius Severus, appointed ...
Individual Ancient Roman sportspeople, including gladiators, gladiator trainers, athletes, wrestlers, etc. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near the city of Naples have uncovered charcoal sketches drawn by children as young as six years old, depicting possibly ...
The horror and drama of Roman gladiatorial combat still fascinates the public - and has done so for centuries. That fascination is symbolized by books, films - and paintings, such as this one by ...