Sink or Swim?
A naval battle within an amphitheater are known as naumachia. The naumachia occurs when the planners of the gladiatorial games flood the amphitheater. A specialized gladiator called the naumacharius participated in this event, where the goal is to drown the opponents. This page is listed as an event instead of a "Type of Gladiator" is because of how this event fell out of practice since Emperor Titus's time period |
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