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The types of gladiators who fought with a sword and a shield were the hoplomachus, the murmillo, the thraex (Thracian) and the secutor.
there was 20 different types of gladiators heres someGladius sword and shield used by the common soldier, or knives or a net and trident of the "retiarius".There were some 20 different types of role and relevant kit that a Gladiator could take. Amongst the principal types of Gladiator we have the Retiarii, Secutor, Myrmillones, Hoplomachi, Crupellarii, Thracians, Samnites, Gauls, Britons, Pinnirapi, Essedarii and the Andabatae. Of these the Samnites, the Thracians, the Myrmillo (or Secutor) and the Retiarius were the four most common.
He was a gladiator.
A gladiator could be a slave, a prisoner, or a free man. Whateve his social status, he was a professional fighter, trained in whatever type of combat he followed.
Led a slave revolt
Led a slave revolt
slave, citizen, or soldier
Oliver Reed's final role was in the film Gladiator. He played Proximo, an elderly slave dealer.
Becuase the life of the gladiator was similar to the life of a Spartan grim, tough,and they were often fought other slaves for their freedom. Many fights consisted of an animal and a slave or a heavily armed slave agaisnt a bare armed slave.
A Secutor usually carried a short sword, a gladius, or a dagger. The Secutor was specially trained to fight a Retiarius, a type of lightly armoured gladiator armed with a trident and net. That's what they carried.