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I remember seeing a claim that Trax used to destroy Murmilo, because the big shield was a hindrance in one on one combat. The speed and agility of the smaller shield was much better. The big shields worked well in units to make a shield wall, but less so in an arena
I'm not actually very well-versed on gladiators, because it's one aspect of Roman history that doesn't fascinate me, for whatever reason - but I do know for sure that there were certain 'pairings' of gladiator types that were considered uneven (and thus all the more fun to bet on).