laqueatores

Updated: July 12, 2026

There were the hoplomachi, who fought in complete suits of armour; the laqueatores, who used a noose to catch their adversaries; the retiarii, with their net and trident, and wearing neither armour nor helmet; the mirmillones, armed like the Gauls; the Samni, with oblong shields; and the Thracians, with round ones.

G. A. (George Alfred) Henty - Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion