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  2. Manica (armguard) - Wikipedia

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    A manica (Latin: manica, "sleeve"; [1] Greek: χεῖρες, kheires, "sleeves") was a type of iron or copper-alloy laminated arm guard with curved, overlapping metal segments or plates fastened to leather straps worn by ancient and late antique heavy cavalry, infantry, and gladiators.

  3. Retiarius - Wikipedia

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    A retiarius (plural retiarii; literally, "net-man" in Latin) was a Roman gladiator who fought with equipment styled on that of a fisherman: a weighted net (rete (3rd decl.), hence the name), a three-pointed trident (fuscina or tridens), and a dagger . The retiarius was lightly armoured, wearing an arm guard and a shoulder guard (galerus).

  4. Crupellarius - Wikipedia

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    The standard crupellarius was clad almost entirely from head to foot in lorica segmentata or laminar armour, which consisted of strips of malleable iron that was layered. Other variations of this armor were similar to manica. [2] The crupellarius carried a scutum and gladius; the shield was most likely either oval, rectangular or circular ...

  5. List of Roman gladiator types - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 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 ...

  6. The tattooed Secretary of Defense: Here is all of Pete ... - AOL

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    This tattoo is the first one Hegseth got while on vacation with his family, he told the Big Lead. Later on, while working on a series for Fox, Hegseth accessorized the cross and sword with some ...

  7. Hoplomachus - Wikipedia

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    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).

  8. Travis Kelce Reveals He Got to 'Keep' His Gladiator Armor ...

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    Travis Kelce is getting candid about his new Pepsi commercial!. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, detailed his appearance as a gladiator in the soda brand’s latest commercial for NFL game ...

  9. ‘Gladiator II’ Is the Definition of Glorious Excess - AOL

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    Gladiator II opens in the year 200 A.D. It’s been 16 years since the death of the benevolent emperor Marcus Aurelius, whose once-glorious “dream of Rome” has been replaced by a new reality ...