Parmularius (gladiator)

A parmularius was any of the various types of gladiator who used a small shield called a parma.^[1] Due to having a small shield parmularii would wear shin armour (ocreae) on both shins.^[1] This armour would be larger than the single ocrea worn on the right shin by a scutarius who carried a larger shield. Scutarii and parmularii are mentioned by Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations as two factions at the gladiator fights.^[2]

1. ^ ^{a b} "Gladiatorial types". www.durolitum.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
2. ^ The Meditations. Translated by Long, George.

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