Different gladiators

Hey do you Know that, there were types of gladiators in Rome. I saw diffent looking gladiators some of them wear armor and some are females.

Well lets get things started.

1.Andabatae

From greeces, the andabatae wore chain male and a helmet with no eye holes. They fight on horseback.

2.Bestiarii

A type of gladiator that fights beast like lions, bears, and any animals.

3.Bestiarii

Are gladiators fight for honour of a deceased person as a part of his funeral rites.

4.Dimachaeri

From greek, dimachaeris use two swords or daggers in battles

5.Equites

Light armored gladiators wear scale armor, a medium-sized round cavalry shield and a brimmed helmet without a crest, with two feathers on it.
These gladiators fight on horse backs.

6.Essedarii

Fights on chariot.

7.Murmillo or Gallus

Fights with a lance, wears a helmet and a small gallic shield.

8.Hoplomachus

Fights with a big shield

9.Laquearius

fights with a lasso

10.Murmillo

romen word mean fishman,wore a helmet with a stylised fish on the crest, a loincloth belt, fights with a gladius

11.paegniarius

used a whip, club, and shield which was fix to the left arm with straps.

12Provocatores

Fights in breastplat with a helmet with out a brim or crest