03-01-2006, 12:21 PM
Adam
I have Googled variations of Gladiator ( Gladiatoren, Gladiateur, Gladiators, Gladiator's, Secutor, Mirmillo, Myrmillo, Murmillo, Thracian, Thraex, etc etc etc ) but have yet to find anything other than what I have seen in books ... that it appears that as you have deduced military swords were used initially and that at some point , probably Augustan in date special Gladiator swords appeared.
There are some paintings from Pompeii which purport to show hilts but these are early reproductions/copies and IIRC the originals are now long gone so it is hard to rely on them. Look for oil lamps as they sometimes depict arms only.
Have you got a copy of Das Spiel Mit dem Tod by Marcus Junkleman ? Its worth buying even if you cant read German as there are some interesting takes on later swords.
Conal
I have Googled variations of Gladiator ( Gladiatoren, Gladiateur, Gladiators, Gladiator's, Secutor, Mirmillo, Myrmillo, Murmillo, Thracian, Thraex, etc etc etc ) but have yet to find anything other than what I have seen in books ... that it appears that as you have deduced military swords were used initially and that at some point , probably Augustan in date special Gladiator swords appeared.
There are some paintings from Pompeii which purport to show hilts but these are early reproductions/copies and IIRC the originals are now long gone so it is hard to rely on them. Look for oil lamps as they sometimes depict arms only.
Have you got a copy of Das Spiel Mit dem Tod by Marcus Junkleman ? Its worth buying even if you cant read German as there are some interesting takes on later swords.
Conal
Conal Moran
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