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{{Short description|Type of Roman gladiator}}
[[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''' (
==Fighting style and techniques==
▲The '''Thraex''' (pl. '''Thraeces'''), or '''Thracian''', was a type of Roman [[gladiator]], armed in the [[Thracian]] style with a small rectangular, square or circular shield called a ''[[Parma (shield)|parmula]]'' (about 60 x 65 cm) and a very 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 (necessitated by the smallness of the protector for his sword arm and shoulder), a protective belt above a loin cloth, and a helmet with a side plume, visor and high crest.
[[File:Knife handle Thraex Musée BnF Froehner930a.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Thraex sculpted from ivory as a knife handle (2nd century AD)]]
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==
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*[https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/online_tours/rome/gladiators/bronze_figurine_of_a_gladiator.aspx Bronze figurine of a gladiator - British Museum]▼
*[https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/gr/t/terracotta_figurine_of_2_gladi.aspx Terracotta figurine of 2 gladiators - British Museum]▼
==Sources==
*E. Köhne and C. Ewigleben (eds.). ''Gladiators and Caesars: The Power of Spectacle in Ancient Rome''. London: The British Museum Press, 2000.▼
* {{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/
▲*[https://www.britishmuseum.org/
▲*E. Köhne and C. Ewigleben (eds.). ''Gladiators and Caesars: The Power of
==External links==
{{commonscat|Thraces}}
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[[Category:Gladiator types]]
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