Italeri 6062 1/72 Gladiators 1 Century BC - 1 Century AC

(Type: model figures) This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.

The practice of Gladiatorial fights spread fast in Roman culture. Its origin can be traced back to the minus, i.e., the practice of rich and famous personalities of sponsoring public performances during religious holidays, festivals and events. The Emperor Vespasianus built the largest amphitheatre in the world for gladiatorial games: the Flavian Amphitheatre, better known as the Coliseum. The fights happened often took place between couples of different gladiator types such as the myrmillons, the Thracians, the sectors, the retiaries, each characterized by his own equipment and fighting style.