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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, 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
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.
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