Dimachaerus were a type of Roman gladiator that fought with two swords. The name is the Latin-language borrowing of the Greek word  meaning "bearing two knives" (di- dual + machairi knife) Thus, an inscription from Lyon, France, mentions such a type of gladiator, here spelled dymacherus.
Dimachaerus were a type of Roman gladiator who fought with two swords. The name is derived from the Latin-language borrowing of the Greek word meaning "bearing two knives" (di- dual + machairi knife).