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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 ...
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.
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 ...
Pages in category "Gladiator types" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Gladiator; List of Roman gladiator types; A. Arbelas; Auriga ...
A retiarius stabs at a secutor with his trident in this mosaic from the villa at Nennig, c. 2nd–3rd century CE.. 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 study reveals that gladiators had a surprisingly meat-free diet, and they heavily consumed grains with an ancient form of a sports drink. Check out the slideshow above to learn about the diet ...
A Roman culture expert reveals which of Ridley Scott’s arena battles are based on real history — and ... But Gladiator II’s most glaring flight of fancy are that battle’s shark-infested ...
Initially airing in syndication from 1989 to 1997, American Gladiators spawned T-shirts, hats, dolls, video games, trading cards and more. Everyone wanted a piece of it. Everyone wanted a piece of it.