06-09-2013, 12:25 PM
I guess I'm of failing vision, but that looks exactly what hamata looks like on an overweight fellow. I don't see musculata there, but maybe that's just because I'm predisposed to believe the Scissor wore hamata. A larger picture might help.
One way, reportedly, that gladiators were identified was by color of clothing. Scissors wore a tunic, and it might have been a specific color for a specific gladiator. Also, in the entry parade, they were said to carry an emblem. Perhaps something like our interpretations of vexilia banners. So if you knew the emblem on the gladiator's vex, then you'd note that he was wearing a specific tunic. Most gladiators, not just Scissors, had their faces covered so they couldn't be recognized that way.
Gladiators often wore a ribbon around their leg. It's hard to know what those were for, but perhaps for identification?
One way, reportedly, that gladiators were identified was by color of clothing. Scissors wore a tunic, and it might have been a specific color for a specific gladiator. Also, in the entry parade, they were said to carry an emblem. Perhaps something like our interpretations of vexilia banners. So if you knew the emblem on the gladiator's vex, then you'd note that he was wearing a specific tunic. Most gladiators, not just Scissors, had their faces covered so they couldn't be recognized that way.
Gladiators often wore a ribbon around their leg. It's hard to know what those were for, but perhaps for identification?
M. Demetrius Abicio
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
(David Wills)
Saepe veritas est dura.
