Four Samnite gladiators fighting.

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Four Samnite gladiators fighting with swords (gladius), shields (scutum) greaves (ocrea) and helmets. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1798).

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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