for this project I decided I wanted to make a character based on a real gladiator that became famous from being a slave that lead a uprising against the Romans. although outside the accounts of the Third Servile War not much is know about Spartacus since he was just a slave, a gladiator used for mere entertainment. Once part of the roman army and then sold into slavery and trained at the gladiatorial school in Capua.
Spartacus escaped in 73 BC and along with an estimated 100,000 other slaves took refuge at Mount Vesuvius. leading the Gladiator war against the Romans who attempted multiple attacks against them which where all defeated through the use of what we now recognise as gorilla warfare. But once they reached Lucania , the rebel army was destroyed after the Roman administration looked at this rebellion as a serious threat and sent an army to take down this group of runaways. After which Spartacus was thought to have been killed in battle and most of his followers hunted down. But even to today the name of Spartacus represents rebellion against those who would take away the freedom and rights of others.
He was a heavyweight gladiator known as a murmillo. These were given a large oblong shield (scutum), and used a sword with a broad, straight blade (gladius), which was around 18 inches long.
They also had helmet adorned with the red main in a mohawk like shape which was an iconic part of many roman armour sets.
The material limits is something that needs to be considered for an accurate model, many materials we have now were not available at the time. Despite popular belief, Romans did have a steel, high quality iron used for weaponry and armour could qualify as low carbon steel . cloth and animal furs were also in use widely .
this must all be taken into account when making the character if I want it to be accurate historically, which I generally prefer to go for.
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