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Resources about roman gladiators ... Female Gladiators ... Thraces: The Thracian was equipped with a broad-rimmed helmet that enclosed the entire head, a small round or square-shaped shield, and two thigh-length greaves. His weapon was the Thracian curved sword, or the sica.
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www.unrv.com/culture/roman-gladiators.php
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The terms "Thracian" and "net fighter" referred to the customary division of gladiators into various types and categories. Among the four main types that had evolved by the early Empire was the heavily armed Samnite, later called a hoplomachus or secutor.
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www.murphsplace.com/gladiator/glads.html
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hracian gladiators were modeled after fighters from the northern Greece region of Thrace. Lightly armored, they would do battle with the Samnite or Murmillo gladiators. Their strategy focused on their sword, which was fashioned to snake past heavier opponents' shields.
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Thracian Gladiators! Visit the Romans site for interesting facts and information about the Thracian gladiator. The weapons, armor and gladiatorial fighting styles of the gladiator called the Thracian. ... History, Facts and information about Thracian ... The gladiators who fought in Ancient Rome...
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www.roman-colosseum.info/gladiators/thracian.htm
www.roman-colosseum.info/gladiators/thracian.htm
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Thracian fighters were named after the Thracian people, enemies of Rome. It is likely that the first Thracian gladiators were poor Thracian saps captured in one battle or another. This reproduction is an excellent starter for any collection.
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www.strongblade.com/prod/sbh-thracian.html
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3. "Thracian," along with "Gaul" and "Samnite," originally referred to prisoners of war from Thrace, Gaul, and Samnium (in southern Italy), who in the republican period were forced to fight as gladiators and naturally used the weapons and equipment characteristic of their people.
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depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/gladiatr/types.htm
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Gladiators were divided into categories based on how they fought, their armor, and weapons. There were horseback gladiators, gladiators in chariots, gladiators who fought in pairs, and gladiators named for their origin, like the Thracian gladiators.
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Thracian gladiators were one of the four most common gladiatorial groups in Ancient Rome. They evolved during the 2nd century BC when the Romans discovered the race of warriors in the northern Greece region of Thrace.
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Two other gladiatorial categories also took their name from defeated tribes, the Galli (Gauls) and Thraeces (Thracians). By the time of Augustus, ...
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