A parmularius was any of the various types of gladiator who used a small shield called a
parma.
Due to having a small shield parmularii would wear shin armour (ocreae) on both shins.
This armour would be larger than the single ocrea worn on the right shin by a
scutarius
A scutarius in Ancient Rome was any of the various types of gladiator who used a large shield called a samnite shield, which is named after another type of gladiator—a samnite. In Latin, the shield was called a ''scutum''—where the name ''s ...
who carried a larger shield. Scutarii and parmularii are mentioned by
Marcus Aurelius in his ''
Meditations'' as two factions at the gladiator fights.
See also
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List of Roman gladiator types
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Thraex
References
Gladiator types
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