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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).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 December 2024. 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 ...
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 ...
Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” is full of memorable action scenes, from a bloody showdown featuring CGI baboons to Paul Mescal outsmarting a charging rhino in the Roman Colosseum. But one ...
Ilya Stallone takes the quirky charm of medieval art and mashes it up with the chaos of modern life, creating comics that feel both hilarious and oddly timeless. Using a style straight out of ...
Next is a smaller figure, Eliacer who is holding the reins of a partially preserved horse. Finally Pampineus stands heavily armed in the style of the hoplomachus. [13] Panel 4 of the Gladiator Mosaic Panel 6 of the Gladiator Mosaic. Stylistically the mosaic shares decorative elements and themes similar to other 3rd and 4th-century works of art.
Gladiator II stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington and a returning Connie Nielsen in a follow-up to the Russell Crowe-starring 2000 historical epic. “Of course, Hollywood wants ...
Eventually, other gladiator types joined the roster, such as the murmillo and the Thraex. Under the reign of Emperor Augustus, Samnium became an ally and integral part of the Roman Empire (all Italians had by this point gained Roman citizenship). The Samnite was replaced by similarly armed gladiators, including the hoplomachus and the secutor.