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Dictionary entry overview: What does gladiator mean? â¢ GLADIATOR (noun) The noun GLADIATOR has 2 senses: 1. (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat 2. a professional boxer Familiarity information: GLADIATOR used as a noun is rare.
Gladius (Latin: glÄdÄ­us) was one Latin word for sword and is used to represent the primary sword of Ancient Roman foot soldiers. Early ancient Roman swords were similar to those used by the Greeks.From the 3rd century BC, the Romans adopted swords similar to those used by the Celtiberians and others during the early part of the conquest of Hispania. This sword was known as the Gladius Hispaniensis, or  Hispanic Sword.he sword was 58 cm (23 in) long. The Chiusian sword was created from a single bloom by forging from a temperature of 1237 Â°C. The carbon content increased from 0.05â0.08% at the back side of the sword to 0.35â0.4% on the blade, from which the authors deduce some form of carburization may have been used.