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Q: What are the heavily armed gladiators called?
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What were heavily armed foot soldiers?

In ancient times, heavily armed foot soldiers were called heavy infantry. This term is often used to describe the soldiers in the armies of Alexander the great.


A massive formation of heavily armed Greek foot soldiers?

They were called phalanx, often called greekers.


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It Is a hyperbole stating you are heavily armed


Massive formation of heavily armed foot soldiers?

An army. Smaller units may be called a Company or a Batallion.


Who is Thracian?

I suspect that you are referring to a Thracian Gladiator?! A Thracian (named so because of the resembleness of fighters from Thrace) was a type of gladiator that fought against other gladiators for the entertainment of the villages from Roman Villages, they were not as elaborately armed as a Samnite (a Heavily armed gladiator). They weiled a curved short sword, a sica, and a small round shield, a parma.


What were the trained fighters who battled in the Colosseum called?

The gladiators were the trained fighters who battled in the Colosseum.


What is a Greek formation of heavily armed foot soldiers?

. . . a Phalanx .


What were the bulidings that the gladiators fought in?

Gladiators fought in amphitheaters, or as commonly called by the ancients, "the arena".


What is a massive formation of heavily armed greek foot soldiers?

. . . a Phalanx .


What were the men who fought in the amphitheatres in rome called?

If they were hired to fight in the arena, they were called gladiators. If they were hired to fight in the army, they were called auxiliaries. If they were hired to fight in the streets, they were called thugs.


What was the maginot lane?

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What is someone who owns and trains gladiators known as?

Someone who trains gladiators is called a "lanista". He could also own them.