Pilum
A pilum was a Roman weapon that the general, consul, and uncle of Caesar -- Marius, modified so the enemy couldn't reuse it.
A pilum was a Roman weapon that the general, consul, and uncle of Caesar -- Marius, modified so the enemy couldn't reuse it.
Gladiators were not all dressed or armed alike. They might be dressed in caricatures of the armor and weaponry of particularly hated enemies of Rome or they might be armed for an interesting or an unevenly matched fight.
Here are some of the weapons the gladiators bore.