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[[Image:Greek pottery 2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Hoplomachus]] (left) vs thraex (right) (Terracotta, [[British Museum]]).]]

 

The '''Thraex''' (pl. thraeces), or '''Thracian''', was a type of Roman [[gladiator]], armed in the [[Thracian]] style with small rectangular or square 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 shield), a 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.