hoplomachus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

hoplŏmăchus: i, m., = ὁπλομάχος,
I a heavy-armed combatant, a sort of gladiator, Suet. Calig. 35; Mart. 8, 74, 1; Firm. Math. 8, 21; Inscr. Orell. 2566.

Hoplomachus, depicted on a Roman glass found in the Begram treasure.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

hŏplŏmăchus,¹⁶ ī, m. (ὁπλομάχος), gladiateur cataphractaire [armé de toutes pièces] : Suet. Cal. 35.

Latin > German (Georges)

hoplomachus, ī, m. (ὁπλομάχος), der schwerbewaffnete Streiter, -Gladiator, Sen. exc. contr. 3. praef. § 10. p. 244, 9 K. Mart. 8, 74, 1. Suet. Cal. 35, 2: Firm. math. 7, 23, 5 (oplom.).

Latin > English

hoplomachus hoplomachi N M :: gladiator

Wikipedia EN

A hoplomachus (pl. hoplomachi) (hoplon meaning "equipment" in Greek) was a type of gladiator in ancient Rome, armed to resemble a Greek hoplite (soldier with heavy armor and helmet, a small, round, concave shield, a spear and a sword). The hoplomachus would wear a bronze helmet, a manica on his right arm, loincloth (subligaculum), heavy padding on his legs, and a pair of high greaves reaching to mid-thigh. His weapons were the spear and a short sword. He was often pitted against the murmillo (armed like a Roman soldier), perhaps as a re-enactment of Rome's wars in Greece and the Hellenistic East. The name hoplomachus means 'armored fighter'. The small, round shield, or hoplon, was as much a weapon as a sword or spear, not unlike the original hoplites (who carried a larger shield), who used it primarily for defensive purposes, but also employed it in their charges, using it to ram their opponents at the onset of a fight. They wear no shoes so the sand will chafe their feet and give them a challenge.

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Wikipedia DE

Der hoplomachus (lat., auch: oplomachus; abgeleitet von altgriechisch ὁπλομαχία hoplomachia „Kampf mit schweren Waffen“) war ein schwerbewaffneter römischer Gladiator.

Wikipedia ES

Un hoplomachos u hoplomachus (en griego: όπλομαχος, que se puede traducir por "el que lucha como un hoplita") fue un tipo de gladiador de la antigua Roma, cuyas armas y armadura imitaban a las de los hoplitas griegos. Portaba una armadura pesada y casco, junto con un escudo redondo. Como armas tan sólo portaba una lanza y una espada llamada gladius. El escudo le servía como arma de ataque casi tanto como la espada o la lanza.

A menudo el hoplomachos era enfrentado al murmillo (armado como un soldado romano), en el marco de las recreaciones de guerras históricas entre Roma y las Grecia helenística. El nombre también significa «guerrero armado».

Wikipedia IT

L'hoplomachus (dal Greco antico ὁπλομάχος, ossia "colui che combatte come un oplita"), era una categoria (armaturae) di gladiatori romani pesantemente armati.

Wikipedia FR

L'hoplomaque ou oplomaque (oplomachus en latin) est un gladiateur de la catégorie des parmati, armé d'un petit bouclier hémisphérique. Son adversaire principal est le mirmillon. Plus rarement, il peut affronter le Thrace.

Wikipedia PT

O hoplómaco (português europeu) ou hoplômaco (português brasileiro) (em latim: hoplomachus; em grego: όπλομαχος; romaniz.: hóplomachos , lit. "o que luta como um hoplita") foi uma categoria (armaturae) de gladiador da Roma Antiga, cujas armas e armadura pesada imitavam as dos hoplitas gregos.

Wikipedia NL

Hoplomachus (mv.: hoplomachi) was een type gladiator en een geëvolueerde - zwaardere - versie van de Samnites, die vanaf de regering van de princeps Gaius Iulius Caesar Augustus hoplomachi werden genoemd.

De hoplomachus vocht meestal tegen murmillones of Thraces. Bij de aanval gebruikte hij eerst een lans (hasta) en daarna ging hij verder met een kort zwaard (gladius). Verder was zijn uitrusting die van een Griekse hopliet, met een klein bronzen schild (scutum), een helm met een helmbos die een gestileerde griffioen voorstelde en ocreae (beenbescherming) aan beide benen. Zijn kuras was van leer of metaal.

Wikipedia LA

Hoplomachus (-i, m.), gladiator parmatus antiquae Romae erat, qui clipeo, hasta, pugioneque, pugnabat. Corpus eius cassida, clipeo, qui rotundus minimusque erat, manica, duobus magnis ocreisque ab ictibus defendebatur. Artificium eius erat hasta adversarii oculum vulnerare, ut eum caecaret. Cum haec res illum non caecabat, clipeo pugioneque pugnabat. Parmato, Scutatus Murmillo plerumque adversarius eius erat. Raro contra Thraecum pugnabat (sine hasta, in parmatorum pugna).