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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 ().
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 ...
Secutor Mosaic, 4th century AD, showing a retiarius or "net fighter", with a trident and cast net, fighting a secutor Knife handle in the form of a secutor, showing the distinctive shield, helmet, and sword. A secutor (pl. secutores) was a class of gladiator in ancient Rome.
In Ancient Rome tridents (Latin: tridens or fuscina) were used by a type of gladiator called a retiarius or "net fighter". The retiarius was traditionally pitted against a secutor, and cast a net to wrap his adversary and then used the trident to fight him. [30] [31] Tridents were also used in medieval heraldry.
The medallion is dated by subject matter and style and to the period of the Roman empire, probably the late second or early third century. [4] The foreground depicts, at the left, a lightly armed retiarius, equipped with a net and trident, fighting a more heavily armed and armoured secutor at the right. [5]
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 ...
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.
Gladiatorial Combat was a popular spectator bloodsport in Roman times. Gladiators were trained in special schools and were armed according to the Roman standard or like some of Rome's enemies. This allowed for experimentation with different weapons and styles of combat. Some of the weapons were unusual, such as the net used by the Retiarius.