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Line 1: {{Short description\|Type of Roman gladiator}} ~~[[Image:Greek pottery 2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Hoplomachus]] (left) vs thraex (right) (Terracotta, [[British Museum]]).]]~~ [[File:Detail of Gladiator mosaic, a Thraex (left) fighting a Murmillo (right), Römerhalle, Bad Kreuznach, Germany (8196070427).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A Thraex (left) fighting a [[murmillo]], mosaic from [[Bad Kreuznach#Antiquity\|Bad Kreuznach]], Germany]] The '''Thraex''' (~~pl.~~{{plural form }}: '''Thraeces'''), or '''Thracian''', was a type of Roman [[gladiator]], armed in ~~the~~ [[Thracians\|Thracian]] style. ~~with~~His aequipment ~~small rectangular, square or circular shield called~~included a ''[[Parma (shield)\|parmula]]'', a small shield (about 60 x 65 cm) that might be rectangular, square or circular; and a ~~very~~[[sica]], a short sword with a ~~slightly~~ curved blade ~~called a ''[[sica]]'' (~~like a small version of the Dacian [[falx]]), intended to maim an opponent's unarmoured back. His other armour included ~~armoured~~ [[greave]]s, a protective belt above a ~~loin cloth~~loincloth, and a helmet with a side plume, visor and high crest. ~~Ludia's [[female gladiators]] used the same weapons and armor.~~ ==Fighting style and techniques== ~~[[Image:GladiatorFeldflasche.jpg\|thumb\|Murmillo (left) defeating a thraex (lying down) (Lamp, [[Louvre]]).]]~~ [[File:Knife handle Thraex Musée BnF Froehner930a.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|left\|Thraex sculpted from ivory as a knife handle (2nd century AD)]] He and the [[hoplomachus]], with his Greek equipment, were usually pitted against the [[murmillo]], armed like a [[Roman legion\|legionary]], mimicking the opposition between Roman soldiers and their various enemies. A passage in Petronius indicates that "Thracian" was a style of gladiatorial fighting taught in training schools.{{sfn\|Carter\|2006\|p=104, citing ''[[Satyricon]]'' 45.12}} An inscription records a ''doctor thraecum'', a teacher of would-be Thracians.{{sfn\|Carter\|2006\|p=104}} ==See also== * [[Ludus Dacicus]]▼ * [[List of Roman gladiator types]] * [[Spartacus]] ▲* [[Ludus Dacicus]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Sources== * {{cite journal \| last =Carter \| first =M. J. \|author-link = \| title = Gladiatorial Combat: The Rules of Engagement \| date =2006 \| journal =Classical Journal \| volume = 102 \| issue = 2 \| pages =97-114 \| jstor = 30038038 }} [https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1873-0820-53 Bronze figurine of a gladiator - British Museum] [https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1907-0518-4 Terracotta figurine of 2 gladiators - British Museum] E. Köhne and C. Ewigleben (eds.). ''Gladiators and Caesars: The Power of ~~Spectacle~~Spectacles in Ancient Rome''. London: The British Museum Press, 2000. ==External links== {{commonscat\|Thraces}} [https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/cf42fd3fc263df78531de39b1defb3273f23d417/0_29_3072_1843/master/3072.jpg?width=1225&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7a5280bf03ded67077945c13bafb255a Fresco of a murmillo and Thracian fighting], found in [[Pompei]] in 2019