Parmularius (gladiator type)

A parmularius was any of the various types of Roman gladiator who used a small shield called a parma.[1] Due to having a large small shield parmularii would wear shin armour (ocreae) on both shins.[1] This armour would be larger than the single ocrea worn on the right shin by a scutarius who carried a larger shield. Scutarii and parmularii are mentioned by Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations as two factions at the gladiator fights.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gladiatorial types". www.durolitum.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  2. ↑ Long, George, translator. The Meditations.
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