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· women fought without helmets without fought women ·
) ( helmet visored plumed, · galea and and fought · retiarius Thracian
: couldn’t see out! see couldn’t : · anabates
) ( arm right on sleave · manica ) ( shield large · scutum
: fought with a lasso a with fought : · laquearii
) ( leg left on greave · ocrea · Greek style sword style Greek ·
: used two swords two used : · dimachaeri
) ( sword short · gladius · bare body (no bands) (no body bare ·
: fought with lances with fought : · equites
myrmillo
) ( shield large abnormally · scutum · helmet crowned with fish with crowned helmet ·
: fought from chariot from fought : · essedarii or fought usually · hoplomachus hoplomachus
HoploMachVs Myrmillo
) ( belt by supported balteus Other Gladiators Other
) ( loincloth red · subligculum
) ( thighs and , to fasciae myrmillo secutor hoplomachus ) ( fought mainly · catasta retiarius
· leather bands around legs and legs around bands leather · way gave Republic; the of gladiator · · often fought from a dais a from fought often · ) ( helmet · galea
) ( helmet · ) ( helmet visored plumed, · galea galea ) ( bands ankle and leg · ) ( belt · fasciae balteus
) ( sleave · ) ( arm right on sleave · manica manica ) ( belt · ) ( dagger or ) ( sword · balteus pugio gladius
) ( greaves extended two · ) ( leg left on greave · ocreae ocrea headband · shield oval or
) ( scimitar/dagger curved · ) ( sica hasta ) ( piece shoulder left · ) ( shield rectangular large · galerus scutum
) ( shield lance or ) ( sword short · parma gladius ) ( dagger & ) ( trident · ) ( leg left on greave · pugio fascina ocrea
· small square or round buckler/ round or square small · ) ( shield oblong large · scutum ) ( net · ) ( helmet spherical · rete galea
Thracian Samnite RetiariVs SecVtor
Terms Keeping Score Phrases Heard aRmAtvrAe corona: wreath awarded to a victorious Based on graffiti outside of Pompeii, at the Arena gladiator after an exceptional fight gladiatorial matches could and were doctor: trainer in weapon use recorded, winner paired with loser, Ego-Video editor: financed, organized and with an abbreviated formula: name, a Ave, Imperator, morituri te salutant! presided over the games Hail, Imperator, those who are Libellvs gladiatores meridiani: (freeborn) robbers, number (indicating number of victo- about to die salute you! murderers and incendiaries who ries), a backwards C and another GladiatorVm had earned death in the arena number (indicating number of Verbera! Strike! (h)arena: sand; hence arena wreaths), and a V (for vicit, he won) or Ure! Burn him! lanista: proprietor of a school of an M for (missus est, he was sent out). Habet! Hoc Habet! He’s had it! gladiators Other letters found include T for tiro, Mitte! Send him out! liber: indicates fighter is of free status SC for scaeva, and L for liber. Iugula! Cut his throat!
and not slave While there were at least 20 types of lorarius: flogger, used to excite c gladiators, varying in armature and HilarVs XIv c XIII M (seen) pollice verso—thumbs down gladiators fighting techniques, there are only a ludus gladiatorius: gladiator training Hilarus: 14 victories (victoriarum) , 13 (finish him off) few types which can be identified with school wreaths (coronarum), sent out (missus est) rudis: wooden wand used for training; M AttiliVs T v Auguet, Ronald. Cruelty & Civilization. certainty. The most significant difference was the kind of shield–that insignia of the doctor or the lanista Marcus Attilius: novice (tiro), he won (vicit) Carcopino, Jerome. Daily Life in Ancient Rome. or referee; presented to a AlbanVs SC L XIX v Coleman, Kathleen. “Graffiti for Beginners,” is, whether it was a heavy shield gladiator when freed from service Classical Outlook, Vol. 76, No. 2. (scutum) or a light shield (parma). Albanus: left-hander (scaeva), free Dalladay, Roger. Life and Death in the Arena. (slides) scaeva: left-handed fighter Hence fans could be grouped in two sine missione: fight to the death (liber); 19 victories (victoriarum), he Grant, Michael. Gladiators. © Ginny Lindzey, 1999 categories: scutiarii or parmularii. tiro: novice gladiator won (vicit)