Name 5 types of gladiators and explain their function

Thracian

Weapons: Short sword, triangular shield

Strengths: Agile warrior

Weaknesses: Ranged attacks

Most likely to win against: Laquerius

Murmillo

Weapons: sword, square shield

Strengths: Well equipped with a large sword and shield

Weaknesses: Susceptible to agile attacks

Most likely to win against: Laquerius, Velitus

Would struggle against: Dimachaerus

Retiarius

Weapons: Rete (weighted net), fuscina (trident)

Strengths: Agility, ranged attacks

Weaknesses: Little to no armour

Most likely to win against: Secutor, Murmillo

Would struggle against: Samnite, Thracian

Secutor

Weapons: Gladius, dagger

Strengths: Heavily armoured

Weaknesses: Slower than many other classes

Most likely to win against: Samnite

Would struggle against: Retiarius

Weapons: Spear

Strengths: Speed, mobility, ranged attacks

Weaknesses: Lightly armoured

Most likely to win against: Dimachaerus

Would struggle against: Everybody