The pugio could be very usefully applied in close combat. While classed as a dagger it could be up to 28cm long with a wide leaf shaped blade. the gladius sword was quite a substantial piece of equipment over 24 inches in length around 50cm.Ī pugio, the term given to this small leaf shaped dagger used by some gladiators.Ī small dagger used by various gladiators, who typically had weapons not suited for very close combat.
The gladius sword was standard Roman military issue and was a straight broad sword typically used for thrusting attacks. Weaponsīelow are the weapons used by the gladiators or their foes in the amphitheatres of Rome.
Here we will cover as many, if not all of the gladiator weapons commonly used in the Roman amphitheatres. This class, like a thraex or a murmillo would determine exactly the weapons these gladiators would use, so each class had it own unique weapon or set of weapons. It was of course common for the gladiators to have a class or a style of gladiator that they would fight as. Every time the gladiator stepped into the amphitheatre, they risked not only their lives but put their trust in their weapons and arms. If you were to put a gladius sword into the hands of well trained gladiator, you had a killing machine capable of ending a man with a single blow. The weapons of the ancient Gladiators of Rome were their tools of the trade.
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