Gladiator Classes You Have NEVER Heard About
Here as I have promised I have gathered some of the most obscure gladiator types that ever existed in Rome. Most people don't know anything about these gladiators, be the first one to tell you friends about it :D
A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their lives and their legal and social standing by appearing in the arena. Most were despised as slaves, schooled under harsh conditions, socially marginalized, and segregated even in death.
The gladiator games lasted for nearly a thousand years, reaching their peak between the 1st century BC and the 2nd century AD.
Gladiator games offered their sponsors expensive but effective opportunities for self-promotion, and gave their clients and potential voters exciting entertainment at little or no cost to themselves. Gladiators became big business for trainers and owners, for politicians on the make and those who had reached the top and wished to stay there.
Gladiatorial games, usually linked with beast shows, spread throughout the Republic and beyond.
The earliest types of gladiator were named after Rome's enemies of that time: the Samnite, Thracian and Gaul. The Samnite, heavily armed, elegantly helmed and probably the most popular type, was renamed Secutor and the Gaul renamed Murmillo, once these former enemies had been conquered then absorbed into Rome's Empire.
The trade in gladiators was empire-wide, and subjected to official supervision. Rome's military success produced a supply of soldier-prisoners who were redistributed for use in State mines or amphitheatres and for sale on the open market.
Two other sources of gladiators, found increasingly during the Principate and the relatively low military activity of the Pax Romana, were slaves condemned to the arena, to gladiator schools or games as punishment for crimes, and the paid volunteers.
From the 60s AD female gladiators appear as rare and "exotic markers of exceptionally lavish spectacle". In 66 AD, Nero had Ethiopian women, men and children fight at a munus to impress King Tiridates I of Armenia. Romans seem to have found the idea of a female gladiator novel and entertaining, or downright absurd; Juvenal titillates his readers with a woman named "Mevia", hunting boars in the arena "with spear in hand and breasts exposed", and Petronius mocks the pretensions of a rich, low-class citizen, whose munus includes a woman fighting from a cart or chariot.
Some regarded female gladiators of any type or class as a symptom of corrupted Roman appetites, morals and womanhood.
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Metatron, your intros make me cringe, but your content is always informational and interesting. Keep it up.
@metatronyt
8 жыл бұрын
+gay lord I have experimented with many possible intros and now I have found the definitive one, check out my latest video to see what I mean ^_^
@fatcoyote2
8 жыл бұрын
Yah mon. This intro made me think you were a roadie for Lacuna Coil who'd also gotten a degree in Classical history.
@danieljohns7499
8 жыл бұрын
your gay
@bomdliekhero-she-mah4569
8 жыл бұрын
+Daniel Johns you're*
@TheOilyBean
8 жыл бұрын
*you're
This intro is silly as shit. I love it.
Our corrupt and incompetent politicians fighting each other in an arena: Hell Yeah!
@metatronyt
8 жыл бұрын
edi let's go get the tickets bro :D
@edi9892
8 жыл бұрын
Pasha Staravoitau No, Merkel with Valkyre outfit, Putin with Bardiche and Obama, hm, now it gets complicated...
@edi9892
8 жыл бұрын
Pasha Staravoitau I put my money on Tsar Vladmir Putin the terrible.
@petersmythe6462
7 жыл бұрын
Pasha Staravoitau Obama has a massive height advantage, not to mention age. Putin is ex-KGB, so that might help. Merkel... Merkel would probably not stand much chance, especially if Putin brought his doggy with him.
@petersmythe6462
7 жыл бұрын
Pasha Staravoitau Lol. cultural background? Of Illinois, Indonesia, Hawaii... Kenya is his Dad's cultural background, but last I checked medieval Illinois didn't have cows, and if you count his mother's genetic and cultural ancestors, then they're probably from the same region as Merkel's, more or less.
Your voice is golden, I could listen to you narrating stories and poems of Ancient Rome for hours.
That opening... is your channel a cult? XD
@neogalford
8 жыл бұрын
+Acesahn kabbalah
@petersmythe6462
7 жыл бұрын
Acesahn Yes. it's amazing. Join him.
@John-doe955
5 жыл бұрын
Acesahn ONE OF US, ONE OF US!
@smoji2633
5 жыл бұрын
Nah that fucking intro is freaky as fuck
@eem8039
4 жыл бұрын
metraton is an archangel There is an archangel named Metratron
"Imagine your name is Mike" I was freaking out that's my name hahaha
Watching a real life gladiator tournament would be an incredible experience. But it would probably be very gory as well.
Andabata started on horse and the way they were blinded was with an eyeless helmet. They were comedic and were expected to finish on the ground like Eques gladiators
yeah, imagine the adrenaline if you are the one who has to fight against Mike.
@mrmoth26
5 жыл бұрын
He is too loud.
Wow, your knowledge of classical latin is great. You use the classical pronunciation (which sounds closer to the modern German pronunciation of Kaiser). I don't know too many who would bother to get that right. glad to have found your channel.
Caterva is still used in portuguese with the original meaning... Fabulous channel. - Plaudite cives!
@DonPatrono
8 жыл бұрын
in italy too
Very good job. I liked the way you inserted the sounds in this one.
@metatronyt
8 жыл бұрын
RyuFireheart Thank you very much Ryu, I realised sounds also plays an important role in keeping somebody's attention and interest ^_^
@weloniko
3 жыл бұрын
Didn't know kiritsugu liked roman history
Mike is actually my personal favorite gladiator of all time
just watched 3 of your vids about gladiators... oh nostalgia remembering my latin lessons! also very informative (and in germany we obviously pronounce every single latin word wrong lol)
Great series. Thank you
The intro made me cry... so beautiful
God, I'm too much of a Skyrim nerd. I saw Tullius and Cicero in one name and freaked out.
@metatronyt
8 жыл бұрын
The Armored Idiot ahahahahahh xD I see lol
@ShBaby_Zae
6 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
Fantastic - learned so much new stuff!
Thanks for this great video!
Well-researched and interesting, as always, Metatron.
+1 to you for using classical latin instead of medieval/modern latin! :)
@ZenexTheZealous
3 жыл бұрын
He pronounces Caesar as K-a-e-sar and claims that's the correct classical pronounciation, while C being pronounced as a K sound is in accordance with classical latin, doesn't ae become an ai sound? Making Caesar be pronounced Kaisar?
Entertaining and engaging with a great history lesson thrown in .thanks for sharing Metatron your a star ! 😊😉
Also I totally understand the intro. Tho reading the comments I see not everybody has opened their eye. Love your channel meta
Love that intro and your angle.
Great video! Can't wait to see episode about wounds and overall gladiator mortality. P.S. Sorry, but your intro is absolutely ridiculous.
@metatronyt
8 жыл бұрын
Nick Fedorov I am glad you liked the video and for the intro...I am experimenting ^^
@freedomordeath89
8 жыл бұрын
+Metatron the intro its cool, its funny :-)
@metatronyt
8 жыл бұрын
Johnny :)
That intro really weirded me out... Like a religious cult
@petersmythe6462
7 жыл бұрын
Chowder Stevens It is one.
@davidbrener2538
7 жыл бұрын
Chowder Stevens JOIN US
You've come a long way. Great content
Very nice information 😎👍 do you know what the Gladiators use to wear as undergarments and their different Armour.. .
Could you do a video about navel battles in the colosseum?
@metatronyt
8 жыл бұрын
+useless1997 ah yes those were great I'll make sure to cover this topic too ^^
@killzinshadows3767
7 жыл бұрын
Metatron please do!!! most people who r new to Roman tec. would b amazed that they were capable of doing this. it's always great to c how ingenious the ancient people really were
@jotaperdoros9654
4 жыл бұрын
@@metatronytDon't forget this one.
@CrudeConduct666
3 жыл бұрын
Belly button battlessss
Excellent as always. How many times were these minor gladiators referenced? Because even with the standard gladiators, you mentioned one that only had two mentions (the two swords type)
Great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
your videos are awesome as hell
That wasn't even your best video, but I really did enjoy the information you gave... Great dual weld ending!!!
Imagine being the “not Postulare” just sitting there hearing the crowd chanting “ not you”! Then you got toe to toe with a champion! Great great back to the hospis for the next month…
and welcome to the ring MIKE THE GLADIATOR!!
You are a funny chap. And i do enjoy your vids
I thought you said, "Remember, Metatron has pretty swings." Now I know...
Thank You M You've had the best idea ever on what we can do with the Nob classes to settle their account with the citizens, Brixit has exposed a rich vain of British Politicians, The UK Pleberians would generously donate towards this wonderful spectacle hopefully staged in The Colosseum of Rome
Nice! does the classes include medical insurance and 1st aid or are just online? (Bad joke aside, I love your channel!)
I love all this gladiator stuff.. it kind of sort of reminds me of American football
That intro is a spectacle
Metatron Are there any books about gladiators you would recommend? Love your gladiator videos!
2:55 BRUH Rodan. Giving me some Godzilla Reminding because of Rodan.
5:32 thats quite the greek key on the bottom of that carving there...
there's a game for PSP called Gladiator Begins, its hack n slash game where u play as gladiator, start from slave to popular fighter u create the character ur self, ranking up, etc!
That was the most ridiculous introduction sequence I've ever seen. Great video though :)
thank you
please can you do hoplite types
don't know if you covered it, but cestus/caestus fighters? Wasn't that a thing in rome, or was it only greece?
@tonyoconnor8459
8 жыл бұрын
Yeah over the series many classes were missed but he failed to mention the different variations of gladiator classes like retarious with a spear ect
a catervaria was an event between a team of gladiators of 2 rival ludus more than a class of gladiator
New sword?
@metatronyt
8 жыл бұрын
Siegfried von Haus Yep ;)
@RaumDeutschland
8 жыл бұрын
They look pretty nice
I like this introduction.
he forgot to mention the cestus, which was a gladiator that fought with some sort of knuckles
@christopherk2332
7 жыл бұрын
The cestus is a weapon not a gladiator, it is as a piece of lesther with iron spikes or studs on it, it was the ancient UFC glove.
Metatron, do you listen to Yes,Rush,Journey or goofy bands like that??? Great video and content though!!! Good job.
9:00 " ...some of this legionnaires"( not gladiators)!😁
Did the Nobules (nobles) have better armor & helmets ? Or did they wear the same as other gladiator classes.
Nice
How much to you know about the Bestarsi? Were there specialized classes? Weapons? Methods? I've read that it was fairly common for a man with one hand tied behind his back to me matched against a large, mastiff-type dog.
True to Caesar.
No mention of the imperator gladiator Commodus? Though I guess he liked to fight as a secutor, so he would belong in the first video.
What about the guy who runs around until the other guy gets heart attack?
Great video! In latin, "V" is pronounced as "W".
@metatronyt
8 жыл бұрын
fyremunky Thank you very much :) In classical pronunciation is like that, but in ecclesiastical pronunciation it's pronounced as v so it depends on which pronunciation you decide to use ^^ (and occasionally I make a mistake and mix a bit xD )
as a student when i played Caesar the game i would pronounce it by the Greek way with K in place of C then I realized the real English pronunciation and now i actually learn that i was right from the start
@spacebud9569
8 жыл бұрын
+Simon opdebeeck I think that's what he's saying. He said he found that he was right from the start. Pronouncing it with a K instead of a C.
Imagine being a gladiator in ancient Rome, but youre name is Mike
2:13 is that duck army lol
Hello how about the more unusual Gladiator's, such as the Bestiary and exhibition fighters from the empire.
Doesnt postulare mean to demand?
Picking a noble to fight in the arena... that sounds like classic Caligula stuff there. Did he do that at some point? I think I'd be surprised if he didn't, hehe.
@Ituriel85
7 жыл бұрын
Commodus did, and he fought too.
@alehowacuco
7 жыл бұрын
comodus fought against gladiators in disadvantage, he gave them basically toys to fight against him full armed
Dear Metatron, could you please make a video about the pronounciation and why we think that it was pronounced in a certain way? In Latin we had quite an argument about C and later I noticed that people pronounced it in at least 3 or 4 different fashions. I can hardly imagine the K-pronounciation although it makes Caeser sound like Kaiser.
@metatronyt
8 жыл бұрын
edi yes I will make a video about Latin and also a full video in Latin eventually ^^
8:29 In Spanish, "Aula" means classroom... that was an akward moment...
The first gladiator class mentioned in this video sounded like something out of The Hunger Games.
Wow. My eyes just have been opened. The german word 'Kaiser' derives from 'Caesar'. The classical Latin pronounciation of 'Casear' is so very similar to 'Kaiser'. Additionally german Kaiser were instituated by the pope and emperor of the holy roman empire of german nationality. What an easy choice of a name for a person in that position. Of course! How could I have been so blind all this time?
@laal6290
2 жыл бұрын
Keizer in Dutch also
all ya had to do was pull a rabbit out of a hat at the very end of the intro, then it woulda all fell in together perfectly, and totally made sense... great vid though!! i find your vids really interesting. great job
is classical latin the one used by the romans or in the writings of the middle ages?
@metatronyt
7 жыл бұрын
It's the one used by the Romans. Medieval Latin is a diffenet one.
@CristoMorelli
7 жыл бұрын
How do we know how classical latin was pronounced?
@jarjarbinks978
7 жыл бұрын
we dont
@chowderstevens9375
7 жыл бұрын
jonas buying yes we do
@jarjarbinks978
7 жыл бұрын
how? no one has spoken the language in 1500 years. we only have the literary works as sources, only the written word.
hey!I've heard about the andabata
I couldn't help wondering how amazing would be the sight of Matteo Renzi stunning to dizziness his heavily armed opponent with lots and lots of out of contest bullshit...
I had heard they sometimes filled the arena with water and had battles between ships. Did gladiators strike to kill or just to draw blood for show?
@timafterdark3759
8 жыл бұрын
More likely both
@djowieobbens4253
8 жыл бұрын
If possible the lanista would like the gladiator to stay alive for it was expensive to get a new one
i know what you said but what i heard was that owners of gladiators were called Lannisters
Metatron , did naval battle reenactments actually happened at the Colosseum? If they did, we would love to see a video about them :D
@theangrykorean5194
7 жыл бұрын
LeoGalP they proved it was possible by finding the drainage system for the water in the underworks of the colluseum like a sewer system. they found it was possible to fill and drain the arena in a single day, so a sea battle in the morning and a land battle in the afternoon was possible. the water wasn't very deep (1-2 meters deep) as they used ships with low drafts. this is just like a modern indoor stadium that can have a hockey match in the morning and a basketball game later on.
@LeoGalP
7 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks, I'd heard it like a rumor but I wasn't sure.
Rome, the original entertainment network.
So the first type is basically bhe 1v1 build fights in irl
renzi, ahahah grande!
What about animals vs gladiators, there are movies where they show tigers or lions fighting in the arena, was that a thing??
Renzi... fanrastico.
That first one sounds like 8 man smash. . .
@patrickbrennan1317
4 жыл бұрын
Ravenheart that must have been interesting to see.
2:40 there’s a guy named Rodan.
bro it notified me of a new video but,this is two years old wtf youtube.
0:20 don't use bath salts kids
Moden combatants may face simular fighting when the pub shuts and the locals hate the regiment. Broken jaws the odd nose or finger is a release for PTSD.
Love your vids man. Just wanted to say that with 23 years in the martial arts, what your shirt says could not be further from the truth. Awesome shirt and I enjoy your lectures you seem very educated : )
@chowderstevens9375
7 жыл бұрын
Tori Nataro I'm sorry to hear that, 23yrs wasted.
A TRUE PORTA POTTI FIRE
what is with the baby at the knee of the statue of the emporer?
I wonder about the four pronged wounds found in turkey, do you have anything about what weapon can have caused them?
@FloodExterminator
7 жыл бұрын
TheKaptajno maybe a modified retiarius' trident?
@TheKaptajno
7 жыл бұрын
Could be what it is, but the wounds was "square" - four wounds. It was from the gladiator burial site in turkey and as i recall was found on several bones.
Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.
Hai un ottimo accento inglese! Ma quando hai parlato in latino ho capito subito che eri italiano! :-)
@metatronyt
8 жыл бұрын
+Johnny grazie :D
@tetsunoomo3781
7 жыл бұрын
Anal aws.
Good intro dude. I like it.
@metatronyt
8 жыл бұрын
Knechtor Thank you :D it was fun making it xD
I thought the classic pronunciation for centurion was (ken to ree on) but in the video you say (cen to ree on) which one is correct
@imokin86
8 жыл бұрын
The Classical, ancient way to pronounce it is with a K sound, definitely.
@bigbrexitdad879
8 жыл бұрын
Igor Mokin thanks
I’ve heard about Gaetulians, were those real Gladiators, or just something I saw on the Internet?
I love the gladiators
HOW DID YOU GET A PICTURE OF MY LIVING ROOM AND WHAT IS IT DOING IN YOUR VIDEO DAMMED!!!.