Types of Gladiators (Ancient Rome Documentary, Animated)

There were many different types of gladiators in ancient Rome, who all competed for their lives. Many went down in history for their fighting success in the arena. Commodus, Flamma and Spartacus were notorious gladiators. They all fought as a specific, specialised class. In this ancient Rome documentary, we look at where these classes of gladiators came from.

Every gladiator used unique equipment based on their fighting style. Gladiators used a variety of weapons including swords (sica, gladius), spears, daggers (pugio), nets, tridents and more.
They also had special armor that complimented their combat strategy. Most gladiators of the Roman colosseum used bronze helmets, protective arm sleeves (manica), and greaves that protected blows to the legs. A shield was also a common defensive tool. Shields included the Roman scutum and the round/rectangular parmula.

Here is a list of gladiators mentioned in this documentary:
Intro Animation - 00:00
The Colosseum - 00:45
Samnite - 2:07
Gladius - 3:02
Scutum - 3:21
Gallus / Murmillo - 5:02
Sagittarius - 6:19
Hoplomachus - 7:26
Thracians/Thraex - 8:44
Sica - 9:51
Retiarius - 10:14
Retiarius Trident - 11:28
Pugio - 12:09
Retiarius Net - 12:30
Secutor - 14:31
Crupellarius - 17:47
Lacquearius - 19:35
Provocator - 20:50
Eques / Essadarius - 22:42
Gladiatrix - 23:39
Andabatae - 24:43
Cestus - 25:44
Dimachaerus - 26:55
Bestiarius / Venator - 27:51
Scissor - 28:42

Created by:
New Historia
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