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amnites, the heaviest armored gladiators, took their name, costume and weapons from the mighty warriors of Samnium, a region in southern Italy conquered by Rome in about 80 BC. These warriors would become the model for the standard Roman gladiator. Until the reign of the first Roman emperor, Augustus (31 BC - 14 AD), their name would be given to all "heavy" gladiators. Samnites were usually paired with other heavy gladiators, such as Thracians or Murmillos. A close kin to the Samnite was the Hoplomachus, a gladiator who so closely resembled the Samnites that the only known distinction today is the name. After the reign of Augustus, all gladiators were referred to as hoplomachi.
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