The Empire
Flamma
He was a famous gladiator who kept choosing to fight.
Years. About the AD 100s. Exact years unknown.
Not from the city of Rome
We are not sure. We know him mainly from one inscription. The exact arena and the exact years are not pinned down.
Three short facts
- 1A stone record says he was from Syria.
- 2He won many fights and drew others.
- 3He was offered freedom four times and turned it down.
The story
Flamma fought in the arena as a secutor, a gladiator with a smooth helmet.
A gravestone lists his fights.
It says he was given the wooden sword of freedom four times.
He refused and went back to the sand.
Crowds must have known his name.