Murmillo
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The murmillo was a type of gladiator during the Roman Imperial age. The murmillo-class gladiator developed in the early Imperial period to replace the earlier Gallus-type gladiator, named after the wa
A murmillo defeating a thraex, depicted on a first- or second-century Roman canteen
Gladiator fighting a lion in the Colosseum
Modern re-enactment of a murmillo.
Hoplomachus
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A hoplomachus was a type of gladiator in ancient Rome, armed to resemble a Greek hoplite. The hoplomachus would wear a bronze helmet, a manica on his right arm, loincloth, heavy padding on his legs, a
Murmillo
…Thick soft padding on legs which are used to wear ocreas in order to prevent calluses and blisters. The murmillo usually fought the thraex (Thracian) or hoplomachus, with whom he shared some of the equipment (notably arm guards and all-enclosing helmet, and the dangerous short sword). A number of ancient authors…
Hoplomachus, depicted on a Roman glass found in the Begram treasure.
A hoplomachus (left) fights a thraex (right) (Terracotta, British Museum).