There were five types of gladiator, each with their own unique weapons. The Mirmillones were heavily armed and wore helmets decorated with fish, while the Thracians carried just a shield and ...

There were three main sorts: Samnites (from Italy), Gauls (from France) and Thracians ... attached to gladiators, they were still considered to be lowly types, and Roman citizens of good standing ...

Such a spectacle has always been considered quintessentially Roman by nature. But surprisingly, gladiator fights did ... with the weapons and armor of the Thracians, a people who lived in the ...

Gladiator fights would have been a constant in Roman social life ... can be seen on the walls of Pompeii says, “Celadus the Thracian gladiator is the delight of all the girls”, while another ...

or the Gladiators’ War. Leading his army of runaway slaves, which has been estimated to have reached 100,000 men, Spartacus defeated a series of Roman attacks using tactics which would now be ...

Find what to watch on Starz including the latest releases. Filter by movies, TV shows, release years, genres and more. The inspiration behind this series is the Thracian Gladiator Spartacus, who ...