Weapons
The weapons and armour the gladiators used were not just from the Romans but they also used the weapons and armour from the places they had conquered. There was a range of weapons and armour that the gladiators used, these are the main ones:
- Balteus: sword belt
- Cetratus: light shield
- Clipeus: Large, oval body shield
- Fascia: protective leg padding
- Galea: visored helmet
- Galerus: shoulder guard
- Greave: leg armour
- Kalkriese: face armour
- Spangenhelm: Highly protective German helmet
- Cuirass: breastplate
- Lorica hamata: ring mail armour
- Lorica squamate: scale, or plate, armour
- Manica: protective arm wraps
- Ocrea: leg guard
- Parmula: small, light shield
- Parma equestris: medium-sized, round, cavalry shield
- Scutum: large shield
- Thorax hamata: chain mail
- Cingulum: a wide leather belt
- Spongia: small breast plate
