Secutor, "Hail, Emperor, Those Who Are About to Die Salute You," Gladiators--single figure
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Item Number: GLAD-04
Secutor, "Hail, Emperor, Those Who Are About to Die Salute You," Gladiators--single figure
GLADIATORS
"HAIL, EMPEROR, THOSE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE SALUTE YOU."
Gladiators were armed combatants who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals and condemned criminals.
Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their lives and their legal and social standing by appearing in the arena, but most were despised as slaves, schooled under harsh conditions, socially marginalized and even segregated even in death. Irrespective of their origin, gladiators offered spectators an example of Rome’s martial ethics and in fighting or dying well, they could inspire admiration and popular acclaim. They were celebrated in high and low art, and their value as entertainers was commemorated in precious and commonplace objects throughout the Roman world.
THE SECUTOR
A Secutor was a class of gladiator in ancient Rome. Thought to have originated around 50CE, the Secutor (“follower” or “Chaser”, from the Sequor, “I follow, come or go after”) was armed in a similar way to the Murmillo gladiator. Both were protected by a heavy shield, and carried a short sword or a dagger.
The Secutor was especially trained to fight a retiarius.
The very distinctive helmet of the secutor had only two small eye-holes, in order to prevent a retiarius' trident from being thrust through the face, as well as a rounded top, so as not to get caught in a net. The flanges protecting his neck were smooth and shaped like fish fins for this purpose. Because of the weight and lack of space in the helmet, the secutor had to win quickly, lest he fall to exhaustion or faint due to breathing constrictions and heavy armor.
Due to be released in NOVEMBER 2025.
