Gladiators

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Gladiators

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The word gladiator comes from the latin word galea, which means helmet.

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The word gladiator comes from gladius in Latin, which means gladiator sword. The gladiator sword is a short sword that looks like a dagger with a wide blade. The Galea is a helmet.
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The word gladiator comes from gladius in Latin, which means gladiator sword. The gladiator sword is a short sword that looks like a dagger with a wide blade. The Galea is a helmet.
photo © ACTA

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The gladiators were slaves.

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Some of the gladiators were slaves, but also free men who had a contract with a lanista (gladiator trainer and merchant) for a set amount of time. Citizens, knights, and even emperors fought in the arena.
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Some of the gladiators were slaves, but also free men who had a contract with a lanista (gladiator trainer and merchant) for a set amount of time. Citizens, knights, and even emperors fought in the arena.
photo © ACTA

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To protect themselves, the gladiators wore a manica on their arms.

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The manica or armguard is a form of protection that gladiators wore on their arms, as we can see in this picture. The gladiators also wore ochrea (legguards) on one or both legs.
photo © ACTA

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The manica or armguard is a form of protection that gladiators wore on their arms, as we can see in this picture. The gladiators also wore ochrea (legguards) on one or both legs.
photo © ACTA

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The retiarius (net-fighter) wore a weighted net and was armed with a trident.

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The retiarius was armed with a net, a dagger, and a trident. His left arm was protected by a manica and a shoulder guard (galerus).
photo © ACTA

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The retiarius was armed with a net, a dagger, and a trident. His left arm was protected by a manica and a shoulder guard (galerus).
photo © ACTA

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The fighters who fell were put to death.

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The gladiator combats followed rules that were upheld by a referee. The decision to put a gladiator to death was made by the editor or promoter who paid for the event. He could be more or less merciful. Therefore, even if a gladiator fell to the ground, he could resume the combat or exit the arena alive.
photo © ACTA

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The gladiator combats followed rules that were upheld by a referee. The decision to put a gladiator to death was made by the editor or promoter who paid for the event. He could be more or less merciful. Therefore, even if a gladiator fell to the ground, he could resume the combat or exit the arena alive.
photo © ACTA

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