Gladiators are ranked according to fighting skills

Gladiators are ranked according to fighting skills, to add excitement to gladiator matches, a ranking system has been introduced in which gladiators are classified into different ranks. The most common types are "retiarius", "secutor", and "killmillo". Although the retirees were brave warriors, they were still vulnerable because they were armed only with nets and tridents. In the arena, the "retiarius" will mainly fight with guardians equipped with helmets, shields, and swords. The killers are more aggressive than the separatists and they are heavily armed. On the other hand, the provocateur wears full metal body armor and fights with swords. Another class of gladiators is the "hoplgastus" and they fight with small daggers and shields.

By the time the Colosseum opened in AD 80, gladiator games had evolved from free-to-death battles into a well-organized blood sport. Gladiators are ranked according to fighting skills, their skill level, and experience, and most specialize in a particular fighting style and weapon set. The most common are “thraeces” and “killmillones”, “essedarii”, who fight from chariots; and "dimachaerus", who may have wielded two swords at the same time. Of all the common types of gladiators, perhaps the most unusual is the "retiarius", who is armed only with a net and a trident. Other gladiator classes include "essedarius", who rode and fought in chariots, "dimacherius", who was armed with only two daggers, and "laquerius", who resembled "retiarius" and wielded "lasso" instead of mesh. Finally, the most extraordinary type is the "andabatus" that fights on horseback and wears a helmet to cover his face. This is one of the interesting facts about gladiators in the Roman Empire.