# Roman Gladiator — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [May 3, 2018, 7:24am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/roman-gladiator-whe-definition-discussion/182 "2018-05-03T07:24:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 7:24am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/roman-gladiator-whe-definition-discussion/182/1 "2018-05-03T07:24:53Z")

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A Roman gladiator was an ancient professional fighter who usually specialised with particular weapons and types of armour. They fought before the public in hugely popular organised games held in large purpose-built arenas throughout the Roman Empire from 105 BCE to 404 CE (official contests).

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/gladiator/](https://www.worldhistory.org/gladiator/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/roman-gladiator-whe-definition-discussion/182/2 "2026-07-28T14:59:12Z")

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