Gladiatores

Dimachaerus

This is a very rare type, mentioned only twice in inscriptions. It is assumed that he fought with two swords. Nothing is known about his further equipment.

Sagittarius

On a relief in Florence two armored and helmeted archers are shown who shoot at each other in an arena.

Andabata

Cicero mentioned this category, but there is no further proof of this type in the Imperial time. It remains unclear if the andabata is a category of its own or if these fighters were just regular gladiator types fighting against each other blind-folded.

Laquearius

Isidor of Seville is the only one mentioning lasso fighters who caught fleeing people in an arena. Evidence shows that they were more likely arena hands assisting the executions of noxii instead of real gladiators.

Paegniarius

The paegniarii fought without lethal weapons but were equipped only with whips in the right hand and wooden boards on the left arm. They fought with both arms simultaneously. It seems that they appeared only at the prolusio (opening fights).