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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, a protective belt above a loin cloth, and a helmet with a side plume, visor and high crest.

 

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.