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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 ...
Ghostfire Games was a video game developer and publisher based out of Austin, Texas, U.S., founded in late 2007.The company specialized in games for the WiiWare platform. [1] [2] Their final title, Rage of the Gladiator was also released for the 3DS and mobile platforms in 2013.
The family-names of the Calpurnii under the Republic were Bestia, Bibulus, Flamma, Lanarius, and Piso.. Piso was the name of the greatest family of the Calpurnia gens. Like many other cognomina, this name is connected with agriculture, and comes from the verb pisere or pinsere, which refers to the pounding or grinding of corn.
Marcus Calpurnius Flamma was a Roman military leader and hero in the First Punic War. Flamma was a military tribune who led 300 volunteers on a suicide mission to free a consular army from a defile in which they had been trapped by the Carthaginians. Flamma was found gravely wounded under a pile of bodies but survived. [1] [2]
Gladiator Begins (剣闘士 グラディエータービギンズ, Kentōshi Guradiētā Biginzu) is a fighting game developed by Japanese studio GOSHOW [2] and published in Japan by Acquire on January 14, 2010, and in North America by Aksys Games on September 14.
A secutor (pl. secutores) was a class of gladiator in ancient Rome. Thought to have originated around 50 AD, the secutor ("follower" or "chaser", from sequor "I follow, come or go after") was armed similarly to the murmillo gladiator and like the murmillo , was protected by a heavy shield.
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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 ...