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The murmillo (also sometimes spelled mirmillo or myrmillo, pl. murmillones) was a type of gladiator during the Roman Imperial age. The murmillo-class gladiator was adopted in the early Imperial period to replace the earlier Gallus, named after the warriors of Gaul. As the Gauls inhabiting Italy had become well-integrated with the Romans by the time of the reign of Augustus, it became undesirable to portray them as enemy outsiders; the Gallus-class gladiator thus had to be retired.〔Wiedemann, Thomas E. J. ''Emperors and Gladiators'', p. 41. Routledge, 1992. ISBN 0-415-00005-X〕 == Equipment and armaments == The murmillo was armed with: *Gladius: Roman sword with length of 64–81 cm and weight of 1.2-1.6 kg with handle made of bone. *Scutum: Rectangular shield made of vertically connected wooden boards with a small bronze cupola which protects shield's handle. *Balteus: Leather belt with metal decorations and supplements. Similar to current boxing belts. *Manica: Segmented or scaled arm guard made of leather or some metal alloys. Manica can also be mailed.t *Cassis Crista: A large helmet with plume crest or horsehair, usually made of bronze, with an ornate 'grill' face visor. Usually based on the broad-rimmed Greek Boeotian helmet. *Ocrea: Shin guard/protectors made of gold, silver or other metals. *Fasciae: Thick soft padding on legs which are used to wear ocreas without having calluses and blisters. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murmillo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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