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{{Short description|Type of Roman gladiator}} |
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[[File:Detail of Gladiator mosaic, a Thraex (left) fighting a Murmillo (right), Römerhalle, Bad Kreuznach, Germany (8196070427).jpg|thumb|A Thraex (left) fighting a [[murmillo]], mosaic from [[Bad Kreuznach#Antiquity|Bad Kreuznach]], Germany]] |
[[File:Detail of Gladiator mosaic, a Thraex (left) fighting a Murmillo (right), Römerhalle, Bad Kreuznach, Germany (8196070427).jpg|thumb|A Thraex (left) fighting a [[murmillo]], mosaic from [[Bad Kreuznach#Antiquity|Bad Kreuznach]], Germany]] |
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The '''Thraex''' ({{plural form }}: '''Thraeces'''), or '''Thracian''', was a type of Roman [[gladiator]] armed in [[Thracians|Thracian]] style. His equipment included a ''[[Parma (shield)|parmula]]'', a small shield (about 60 × 65 cm) that might be rectangular, square or circular; and a [[sica]], a short sword with a curved blade like a small version of the Dacian [[falx]] |
The '''Thraex''' ({{plural form }}: '''Thraeces'''), or '''Thracian''', was a type of Roman [[gladiator]] armed in [[Thracians|Thracian]] style. His equipment included a ''[[Parma (shield)|parmula]]'', a small shield (about 60 × 65 cm) that might be rectangular, square or circular; and a [[sica]], a short sword with a curved blade like a small version of the Dacian [[falx]], intended to maim an opponent's unarmoured back. His other armour included [[greave]]s, a protective belt above a loincloth, and a helmet with a side plume, visor and high crest. |
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==Fighting style and techniques== |
==Fighting style and techniques== |
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The Thraex (pl.: Thraeces), or Thracian, was a type of Roman gladiator armed in Thracian style. His equipment included a parmula, a small shield (about 60 × 65 cm) that might be rectangular, square or circular; and a sica, a short sword with a curved blade like a small version of the Dacian falx, intended to maim an opponent's unarmoured back. His other armour included greaves, a protective belt above a loincloth, and a helmet with a side plume, visor and high crest.
Fighting style and techniques
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A passage in Petronius indicates that "Thracian" was a style of gladiatorial fighting taught in training schools.[1] An inscription records a doctor thraecum, a teacher of would-be Thracians.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Carter 2006, p. 104, citing Satyricon 45.12.
- ^ Carter 2006, p. 104.
Sources
[edit]- Carter, M. J. (2006). "Gladiatorial Combat: The Rules of Engagement". Classical Journal. 102 (2): 97–114. JSTOR 30038038.
- Bronze figurine of a gladiator - British Museum
- Terracotta figurine of 2 gladiators - British Museum
- E. Köhne and C. Ewigleben (eds.). Gladiators and Caesars: The Power of Spectacles in Ancient Rome. London: The British Museum Press, 2000.
External links
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- Fresco of a murmillo and Thracian fighting, found in Pompei in 2019
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