The Reuse Of A Roman Gladiator’s Sarcophagus While excavating ... upon something extraordinary in the rubble: three bronze shields and a helmet. Though the shields were found nearly 20 feet ...

There were five types of gladiator, each with their own unique weapons. The Mirmillones were heavily armed and wore helmets decorated with fish, while the Thracians carried just a shield and ...

In Roman law they were known as Infames ... carrying a spear and a round shield. Thraex gladiators had lighter armour and were more nimble, while a retiarius carried a trident and a fishing ...

The ubiquitous gladiator motifs found on Roman wine cups show that this kind ... Titus was a parmularius (a fan of the "small shield" men), while his brother Domitian preferred the heavier-armed ...

He carried a long, straight sword and a large shield that could weigh ... By the first century, gladiators were in such high demand that even Roman citizens began volunteering to fight.

from Corbridge and South Shields to Caerwent, Monmouthshire. Cupids fight as miniature gladiators on a mosaic from Bignor Roman villa in West Sussex. A reconstructed wall painting depicting combat ...