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Your question can be answered in two ways depending upon what you mean by common gladiator names. Gladiators were highly trained fighters and fought in certain styles which can be considered names, such as Thrax, Murmillo, Secutor, Provator, etc. They also had personal names such as Flamma, Spartacus, Priscus, Verus, Triumphus, Spiculus, etc. However many of these personal names were also "stage names" and not the men's given names, as each fighter wanted to be recognized and the best way to gain fame was to have a unique fighting name.
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ProfessorFrom inscriptions found in the ruins of Pompeii, and from the writings of ancient Roman historians, come to us the names of a few gladiators who through their valor as fighters had a degree of fame. The first name that comes to mind is Spartacus. He became the worst gladiator Rome ever new as he led a serious rebellion in the Italian peninsula.
Other names pass on through history include the following:
* Flamma a slave turned gladiator;
* Crixus, a gladiator from Gaul; and
* Spiculus.
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What were the two names for roman gladiators?
If you mean their given names, there are very few that have come down to us. Most of the names of gladiators are remembered either by their tombstones or because of some scandal associated with them. If you mean the names of the type of gladiator, the main types were Eques, Thraex, Secutor, Retarius, Provocator, Myrmillo, Hoplomachus and the Venator.
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The gladiators were named by their parents when they were babies. When they grew up and became gladiators they either used their own names or they assumed a "stage name" such as Felix, meaning lucky. Other names used by gladiators seemed to connote strength, greatness, courage, etc. all the qualities that were admired. Names derived from Hercules, and the name Alexander were popular. A possible example of this is the gladiator Spartacus. That name is very closely allied to Sparta and the Spartans were the renowned fighters of their time. It makes some researchers wonder if, because he was a gladiator, Spartacus was a stage name and not the legal name of the man himself.
