Who Did the Secutor Fight

The secutor was specially trained to fight a retiarius, a type of lightly armoured gladiator armed with a trident and net. This matchup was particularly popular, as it pitted the secutor’s heavy armor against the lightweight retiarius.

Who did the secutor always fight?

The traditional opponent of the retiarius was the secutor or “chaser,” so named, says Isidore of Seville (Etymologies, XVIII. 55), because he pursued the retiarius.

What were the gladiators fighting for?

gladiator, professional combatant in ancient Rome. The gladiators originally performed at Etruscan funerals, no doubt with intent to give the dead man armed attendants in the next world; hence the fights were usually to the death.