556196
- Scale 1:72
GLADIATORS FIGHT -
BATTLE SET
Unassembled and Unpainted
Kit includes and MDF laser cut Gladiators
arena
4 Lions – 2 Bears – 35 Legionaries – 24 Gladiators
- 2 Chariots with figures and horses
The practice of Gladiatorial fights spread fast in Roman
culture. Its origin can be traced back to the munus, i.e., the practice of rich
and famous personalities of sponsoring public performances during religious
holidays, festivals, and events. The Emperor Vespasianus built the largest
amphitheater in the world for gladiatorial games the Flavian Amphitheatre,
better known as the Coliseum. The fights happened often took place between couples
of different gladiator types such as the myrmillons, the Thracians, the
secutores, the retiarii, each characterized by his own equipment and fighting
style. Not only in Rome but even in the smallest cities of the Roman Empire there
were Amphitheatres dedicated to entertainment and Gladiatorial fights. The
Gladiators improved their fighting skills in the “Ludus”, a sort of training
center strongly managed by the “Lanista”. The most important Gladiatorial
school of the Ancient Rome was the “Ludus Mangum” close to the Coliseum and
connected to it by underground tunnels.
Type: Diorama
accessories
Period: Rome and its enemies
Skill: 3
Box Dim.: 440 x 270 x 70 mm