Galdiators as Soldiers

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Looks as if Gladiators could be employed as bodyguards and strongmen of a general.

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The crupellarii are mentioned siding with the Aedui during the Revolt.

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A troop of Gladiators used together with a city cohort in the civil war.

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2000 Gladiators from the capital arr conscripted as Auxiliaries. Tacitus mentions that Gladiators were employed throughout the civil wars even by strict disciplinarians.

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Gladiators cross the Po and rout the Auxillia stationed on the other side of the River. Fear of enemy reinforcements prevented a pursuit, but it isnt mentioned if that was due to the Gladiators bad discipline or an error on the part of the officers.

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This time the Gladiators are stationed to prevent a river crossing.

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The Gladiators fight Batavians from boats and gallies during a river crossing of the Po and are handicapped due to the unsteady ground on which they had to fight.

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