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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 ...
Martyn Ford as Flamma, a feared and monstrous gladiator. Jarreth J. Merz as Dacia, Tenax's henchman. Vincent Riotta as Leto, a Roman senator and head of the White faction. Michael Bundred as Torel, a Roman senator and head of the Red faction. Marco Gambino as Sepulcius, a Roman senator and head of the Green faction.
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.
Despite being a gladiator, Flamma is a patrician by birth and is loyal to the Roman aristocracy. He is the most powerful gladiator under the patronage of the senator Apicius, who assigns Flamma to fight the player at a "Glory of Campania" event after an argument with Pomponius, who also respects Flamma's strength.
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 ...
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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]
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