Ludi Herculanenses 2761 AUC (Nova Roma)/Munera Gladiatoria

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Enroll your animals/gladiators in the Munera Gladiatoria matches of the Flavian Amphitheatre! You may enter one or two gladiators.

Entries must contain:

(a) Your Roman Name

(b) Your Entry's Name

(c) Type of Gladiator

• RETIARIUS: His weapon is the net, the trident and a dagger. His defenses are a protection of arm (manica), that includes the shoulder.

• HOPLOMACHUS: His weapons are a lance and a dagger. His defenses are a closed crest hull, circular small shield and metallic shin pads. His defenses are protection of right arm and he can take a pectoral plate.

• MURMILLO: His weapon is a short sword (gladius). His defenses are a closed great crest hull, rectangular big shield (scutum), protection in right arm and shin pad in left leg.

• THRAEX: His weapon is a curved sword (sicca). His defenses are a closed hull, the crest of the hull has the shape of faucet, a quadrangular small shield (parmula), long metallic shin pads up to the thigh and protection in right arm.

• SECUTOR: His weapon is a short sword (gladius). His defenses are closed smooth hull, rectangular big shield (scutum), protection in right arm and legs. Normally fight only against retiarii.

• DIMACHAERUS: His weapons are two curved swords (siccae). His defenses are protections in arms and legs.

(d) Description/History of Your Entry

(e) Type of Tactics (1=Offensive, 2=Yourself, 3=Defensive)

(f) Your Ludus (Ludus Albatus, Ludus Praesinus, Ludus Russatus, or Ludus Venetus).

• LUDUS ALBATUS (The Whites)

• LUDUS PRAESINUS (The Greens)

• LUDUS RUSSATUS (The Reds)

• LUDUS VENETUS (The Blues)

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: Entries must be received NO LATER THAN August 1st.

Submit entries to: lucius_vitellius_triarius@yahoo.com

Music of the Theatrical Troupes performing at the Colosseum

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Finals

Victor

The Victory Corona for the Munera Gladiatoria of the Ludi Conditorum 2761 a.U.c. goes to:

• NAME, sponsored by NAME

Also see these Videos

Here are the links to a Pepsi Commercial and the BBC-quality documentary video on gladiatorial combat. It includes appearances by Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe of the film "Gladiator," and features many scenes from that movie. Plus, a clip from the movie!

~ Contributed by C. Aurelia Falco Silvana

GLADIATORIAL COMMERCIAL

Brought to you by the Pepsicus Corporation and the Esquiline Guild of Women Gladiators!

• View the Commercial

GLADIATOR GAMES: THE ROMAN BLOOD SPORT

• Part 1 (9:56)

• Part II (9:23)

• Part III (9:46)

• Part IV (4:04)

And to finish off: here's the battle in the colosseum from the film "Gladiator":

• Gladiator, the movie

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