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Roman gladiator armed with a net?

retiarius


What is the name of the gladiator slave trader in the movie Gladiator?

Proximo


What is the name of a roman gladiator armed with a net and trident?

The types of gladiators who fought with a sword and a shield were the hoplomachus, the murmillo, the thraex (Thracian) and the secutor.


What was gladiator armed with in addition to dagger and spear?

there was 20 different types of gladiators heres someGladius sword and shield used by the common soldier, or knives or a net and trident of the "retiarius".There were some 20 different types of role and relevant kit that a Gladiator could take. Amongst the principal types of Gladiator we have the Retiarii, Secutor, Myrmillones, Hoplomachi, Crupellarii, Thracians, Samnites, Gauls, Britons, Pinnirapi, Essedarii and the Andabatae. Of these the Samnites, the Thracians, the Myrmillo (or Secutor) and the Retiarius were the four most common.


What Roman slave who fought at public shows was?

He was a gladiator.


What is a gladiator is he a slave or a presaner?

A gladiator could be a slave, a prisoner, or a free man. Whateve his social status, he was a professional fighter, trained in whatever type of combat he followed.


What did the gladiator Spartacus do in 73 BC?

Led a slave revolt


What did gladiator spartacus do in 73 BC?

Led a slave revolt


Who could become a gladiator in the roman?

slave, citizen, or soldier


What was Oliver Reed's last movie?

Oliver Reed's final role was in the film Gladiator. He played Proximo, an elderly slave dealer.


Why was the life of a roman gladiator so tough?

Becuase the life of the gladiator was similar to the life of a Spartan grim, tough,and they were often fought other slaves for their freedom. Many fights consisted of an animal and a slave or a heavily armed slave agaisnt a bare armed slave.


What two weapons were not carried by a secutor?

A Secutor usually carried a short sword, a gladius, or a dagger. The Secutor was specially trained to fight a Retiarius, a type of lightly armoured gladiator armed with a trident and net. That's what they carried.