-The retiarius had the advantage of mobility, but little protection, unlike his opponents. -The secutor here is a tank. He's got not only this massive helmet, which, if you look at it objectively, has ...

The Colchester Vase depicts a real battle between a secutor and retiarius gladiator For hundreds of years, bloodthirsty spectators would gather across the Roman Empire to watch gladiators fighting for ...

Ancient Rome’s retiarius vs secutor: inside the colosseum’s most popular fight. Among gladiator classes commonly seen in the ancient Roman ring, one of the more popular matchups were between the ...