1) Gladiator type
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Latin, meaning: one who fight from a chariot
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An essedarius was a type of gladiator in Ancient Rome who fought from a chariot. There may have been just one man in the chariot, or two, a driver and a fighter. The word is also used of charioteers in other instances, such as in Caesar`s Gallic War, in his campaign against Cassivellaunus in Britain. They normally fought with a spear and a sword ....
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(from the article `gladiator`) ...worn helmets with closed visors—that is, to have fought blindfolded; the dimachaeri (`two-knife men`) of the later empire, who carried a short ...
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Literally, war chariot fighter as derived from the Celtic for chariot (essedum), this was the term used for a popular gladiator who fought from a chariot, as did the Britons. However, the essedarius may have fought on foot and only used the chariot to make a spectacular entrance to the arena.
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(Latin) a charioteer, someone who rides in an essedum.
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