Types of Gladiators (3D Animated Documentary) | Ancient Rome - The Colosseum Arena

See every known type of gladiator in this animated ancient Rome documentary. Subscribe: Ancient Rome Shirts & Merch: Every gladiator used unique equipment based on their fighting style. Gladiators used a variety of weapons including swords (sica, gladius), spears, daggers (pugio), nets, tridents and more. They also had special armor that complimented their combat strategy. Most gladiators of the Roman colosseum used bronze helmets, protective arm sleeves (manica), and greaves that protected blows to the legs. A shield was also a common defensive tool. Shields included the Roman scutum and the round/rectangular parmula. There were many different types of gladiators in ancient Rome, who all competed for their lives. Many went down in history for their fighting success in the arena. Commodus, Flamma and Spartacus were notorious gladiators. They all fought as a specific, specialised class. In this