Illustrations of school classics, arranged and described (1903)
Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London, Macmillan · leaf 374
The gladiator in back view is a Threx (see No. 398); he isa left handed fighter. The other, a Murmillo or Gaul, wears ANTIQUITIES 325 a visorless helmet, and has a six-sided shield. The Threx,who has got the worst of it, has dropped his shield, as onNo. 398. The dark circle represents the hole by… … The gladiator on the left is the Hoplomachus (heavy-armed fighter) or Samnite, who wears a helmet with visor,arm-guard on his right arm, loin-cloth, and greave on hisleft leg. He uses a short straight sword. His opponent isa Thracian {Threx), who is armed like the Samnite, savethat he has a pair of…
Classical antiquities
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