Dacian weapons

thumb|right|225px|Greek greaves of “Denda”, c. 500 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 4330)

thumb|Outline of a sica

thumb|right|Dacian warriors wielding a two-handed on the Tropaeum Traiani

thumb|A Thraex (left) fighting a murmillo, mosaic from Bad Kreuznach, Germany The Thraex (: Thraeces), or Thracian, was a type of Roman gladiator armed in Thracian style. His equipment included a parmula, a small shield (about 60 × 65 cm) that might be rectangular, square or circular; and a sica, a short sword with a curved blade like a small version of the Dacian falx, intended to maim an opponent's unarmoured back. His other armour included greaves, a protective belt above a loincloth, and a helmet with a side plume, visor and high crest.

4th century BC Geto-Dacian helmet