09-18-2011, 10:54 PM
Max C.,
You nailed the answer earlier, exactly what I was looking for in regards to commanders bringing former gladiators/lanistas to train their armies in proper sword fighting techniques.
I also posted the other thread you mentioned a while back, it looks like Colleen McCullough used some dramatic licence when she wrote in her novels that Caesar frequently enlisted used ex-gladiators as centurions in his army. I was just trying to see if there were any any sources that had mentioned it.
Bryan
You nailed the answer earlier, exactly what I was looking for in regards to commanders bringing former gladiators/lanistas to train their armies in proper sword fighting techniques.
I also posted the other thread you mentioned a while back, it looks like Colleen McCullough used some dramatic licence when she wrote in her novels that Caesar frequently enlisted used ex-gladiators as centurions in his army. I was just trying to see if there were any any sources that had mentioned it.
Bryan