- A modern-day reenactment of the normal attire of a crupellarius. A crupellarius (Latin: Crupellarius, pl. Crupellarii) was a type of heavy armored gladiator during the Roman...
- Thus, the crupellarius gladiator was practically invulnerable to opponents. ... Later, it was identified as a figurine of a crupellarius—a heavily armored Gallic gladiator.
- With their shield as well the crupellarius would be able to close the distance on their foes safely, and stab or thrust their gladius towards their foes with ease.
- Galyalıların Tarihi, Amédée Thierry, 1866 , s. 408. http://mjaboville-lafere.fr/depart-en-exposition-du-crupellarius-de-versigny/.
- In fact, they were so heavily armored, that a medieval knight with bucket helm would come to mind. Meet the crupellarius. The walking tank of gladiatorial combat.
- Dating to the 1st AD (and lasting perhaps to the 3rd Century AD), The Roman Crupellarius were heavily Armored Gladiators, specifically recruited from …
- A small figurine in France appears to fit the description of the crupellarius, with a helmet shaped like a perforated bucket and the body clad from head to toe in steel.
- Crupellarius. Posted on 2019.03.08. at 11:39. Written by Romanus.
- The crupellarius is a type of gladiator that wears heavy armor, as opposed to the lightly armored gladiators most are used to.
Crupellarius
Тип гладиатора
Краткая информация
Крупелларий был типом гладиатора в тяжелых доспехах в эпоху Римской империи, родом из Галлии.