GLAD-04
John Jenkins Designs
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A Secutor was a class of gladiator in ancient Rome. Thought to have originated around 50AD, 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.