The dimachaeri (singular: dimachaerus) were a type of Roman gladiator that fought with two swords (dual wield). The name is a borrowing into Latin of Ancient Greek dimákhairos 'bearing two knives' (δι- di- 'two' + μάχαιρα mákhaira 'knife').
The dimachaeri (singular: dimachaerus) were a type of Roman gladiator that fought with two swords (dual wield). The name is a borrowing into Latin of Ancient Greek dimákhairos 'bearing two knives' (δι- di- 'two' + μάχαιρα mákhaira 'knife').
The dimachaeri were popular during the 2nd to 4th centuries CE, and were probably considered to be "insidious" by many Romans. Both written and pictorial records on dimachaeri are scant and rather indeterminate. Thus, an inscription from Lyon, France, mentions such a type of gladiator, here spelled dymacherus.
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