11-12-2012, 09:17 PM
I do not think so.
Maybe germanics were known to be good spear fighters, but the hoplomachus fights differently than a tribal germanic warrior within his horde would do.
Furthermore the gladiator types are fantasy products to deliver an entertaining show to the crowd.
I would rather categorize the different gladiators in certain fighting characters. For example the retiarius is purely offensive. His only way to victory is push forward and put pressure on the secutor. The secutor on the other hand can just fend off the retiarius attempts and wait for his to time come.
Now for this reason a lanista would appoint a rather wild and boisterous figther to become retiarus, or if he was an ugly fellow Thraex
The calm and reserved would become Secutor, so he could bear the jumping, teasing, attacking and feinting by the retiarius and only counter or charge in situations that were worth the effort.
Since I do not believe either character to be overrepresented in any nation or tribe, I do not think that the campaigns produced any significant change in numbers of a certain gladiator type.
Maybe germanics were known to be good spear fighters, but the hoplomachus fights differently than a tribal germanic warrior within his horde would do.
Furthermore the gladiator types are fantasy products to deliver an entertaining show to the crowd.
I would rather categorize the different gladiators in certain fighting characters. For example the retiarius is purely offensive. His only way to victory is push forward and put pressure on the secutor. The secutor on the other hand can just fend off the retiarius attempts and wait for his to time come.
Now for this reason a lanista would appoint a rather wild and boisterous figther to become retiarus, or if he was an ugly fellow Thraex
The calm and reserved would become Secutor, so he could bear the jumping, teasing, attacking and feinting by the retiarius and only counter or charge in situations that were worth the effort.Since I do not believe either character to be overrepresented in any nation or tribe, I do not think that the campaigns produced any significant change in numbers of a certain gladiator type.
