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The Romans loved this legend and tried to recreate it many, many times. For he, following the example of no previous general, with teachers summoned from the gladiatorial training school of C. Archived from the original on 16 July Retrieved 21 March These soldiers were preferred, as there would be an opportunity of ransoming them when taken prisoners at a lower price. These fighters carried a large oblong shield scutum , and used a sword with a broad, straight blade gladius , about 18 inches long. Commodus , 73 Epitome.