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Crupellarius? If you know, you know!

This is a great little video from Mark's Game Room....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGQG95RkoGg&t=20s

I found similar resources when I researched this topic for The Games: Blood and Spectacles. Glad to see they found similar to what I came up with.

Now, the Scissori on the other hand continues to elude me. I am convinced it is just a type of Arbelas Gladiator. If you feel differently, I would love to see the evidence.

Otherwise, I really am a big fan of the Hoplomachus gladiator type. What type of Gladiator are you drawn to?

Hoplomachus is a solid choice—those guys had agility and a strong defensive game. I’ve always found the Retiarius fascinating, though. The whole net-and-trident combo made for such a unique fighting style, relying more on speed and strategy than brute force.

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