Ludus Dacicus
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The Ludus Dacicus or The Dacian Gladiatorial Training School was one of the four gladiator training schools in Ancient Rome. It was founded by Domitian, completed by Trajan, and was used to train glad
Thraex gladiator with wooden sica, a weapon known to have been used by the Dacians along with the falx.
Falx
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The falx was a weapon with a curved blade that was sharp on the inside edge used by the Thracians and Dacians. The name was later applied to a siege hook used by the Romans.
Dacian warriors wielding a two-handed falx on the Tropaeum Traiani
Dacian weaponry including a falx (top) exhibited in Cluj National History Museum
A falx (romphaia) wielded on the Tropaeum Traiani
Another image from the Tropaeum Traiani