Thraex gladiators had lighter armour and were more nimble ... The best seat in the house, unsurprisingly, was reserved for the Emperor. He had a royal box containing a bisellium or special ...

The standard gladiatorial combat was not two people with same weapons and armour ... In the first century AD, the emperor Domitian, a fan of the murmillo gladiators, is said to have had a man ...

He also dons his father's armor and sword and ... prepares to square up with the Emperors troops. Lucius challenges him and a brutal fight ensues. Being a former gladiator himself, Macrinus ...