Gladiators are one of the most spirited fighters known to man. Many were famous for their bravery and strength. Your fame was based on your ability to fight, Gladiators who won fights against other powerful rivals were the most well known. I thought i would research some of the most well known Gladiators in accident Rome and their methods to help characterise Tomora.
Fighting Styles
Gladiators trained like true athletes, much like professional athletes do today. They received medical attention and three meals a day. Their training included learning how to use various weapons, including the war chain, net, trident, dagger, and lasso.
Each gladiator was allowed to fight in the armor and with the weapons that best suited him no matter what he chose it was his choice. They wore armor, though not Roman military armor, this would send the wrong political signal to the populous of Roman. Instead gladiators wore the armor and used the weaponry of non-Roman people, playing the role of Rome's enemies
ff by reaching the peak of the fitness, it rarely required them to use real swords up until much later when the trainers felt they were able so no one would be harmed. They would primarily use the rudus - the wooden sword - for training. A rudus was also given to a successful gladiator in the arena. In this context, the rudus is given as a symbol of freedom.
(infomation soruced from 'A closer look at Gladiators')
Tetraites
Knowlage of this fighter came when historians found grafiti about him in the ruins of Pompeii.
Tetraites was documented as a spirited fighter especially during his fight against Prudes in Pompeii. Tetraites fought with basic armour including a sword and shield. He won many fights, the news even travelled as far as France and England. His shear bravery and violent manor gave him his name.
Flamma
Originally a slave from Syria with a fight record that looked like boxing statistics. Flamma fought around 34 times and won 21 of these battles. Flamma was offered freedom from fighting and slavery four times but denied in order to keep fighting in the arena. Flamma was determined to fight until the death.
Crixus
Originally from Gaul (France) this gladiator was part of the slave army that rebelled against the Roman empire during the third Servile war. He was nicknamed "the undefeated Gaul" he fought against the famous Spartacus and his actions in battle were enough that Spartacus sacrificed 300 captives in this name.
Fighting Styles
- The equites, meaning 'horsemen', they entered the arena on horseback, although for the crucial stage of the combat they dismounted to fight on foot.
- The murmillo had a large, oblong shield that covered his body from shoulder to calf; it afforded stout protection
- The most vulnerable of all gladiators was the net-fighter (retiarius), who had only a shoulder-guard (galerus) on his left arm to protect him. Being relatively unencumbered, however, he could move nimbly to inflict a blow from his trident at relatively long range, cast his net over his opponent, and then close in with his short dagger for the face-off.
Eventually fighting-styles became stereotyped and formalised, a gladiator might be trained in an 'ethnic' style quite different from his actual place of origin.The gladiators would take on a style depending on their background, strength and preference.
Training
Gladiators trained like true athletes, much like professional athletes do today. They received medical attention and three meals a day. Their training included learning how to use various weapons, including the war chain, net, trident, dagger, and lasso.
Each gladiator was allowed to fight in the armor and with the weapons that best suited him no matter what he chose it was his choice. They wore armor, though not Roman military armor, this would send the wrong political signal to the populous of Roman. Instead gladiators wore the armor and used the weaponry of non-Roman people, playing the role of Rome's enemies
ff by reaching the peak of the fitness, it rarely required them to use real swords up until much later when the trainers felt they were able so no one would be harmed. They would primarily use the rudus - the wooden sword - for training. A rudus was also given to a successful gladiator in the arena. In this context, the rudus is given as a symbol of freedom.
(infomation soruced from 'A closer look at Gladiators')
Tetraites
Knowlage of this fighter came when historians found grafiti about him in the ruins of Pompeii.
Tetraites was documented as a spirited fighter especially during his fight against Prudes in Pompeii. Tetraites fought with basic armour including a sword and shield. He won many fights, the news even travelled as far as France and England. His shear bravery and violent manor gave him his name.
Flamma
Originally a slave from Syria with a fight record that looked like boxing statistics. Flamma fought around 34 times and won 21 of these battles. Flamma was offered freedom from fighting and slavery four times but denied in order to keep fighting in the arena. Flamma was determined to fight until the death.Crixus
Originally from Gaul (France) this gladiator was part of the slave army that rebelled against the Roman empire during the third Servile war. He was nicknamed "the undefeated Gaul" he fought against the famous Spartacus and his actions in battle were enough that Spartacus sacrificed 300 captives in this name.
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