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Most doctores were retired gladiators themselves - men who had earned the \u003cem\u003erudis\u003c\/em\u003e, the wooden practice sword that symbolized manumission and the right to walk free from the arena. Many returned to the ludus afterwards as paid civilian instructors (\u003cem\u003eauctorati\u003c\/em\u003e) under contract to the \u003cem\u003elanista\u003c\/em\u003e, the school's owner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most thoroughly documented Roman ludus stood in \u003cstrong\u003eCapua\u003c\/strong\u003e, owned by \u003cem\u003eCnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Batiatus\u003c\/em\u003e, where the Thracian gladiator \u003cstrong\u003eSpartacus\u003c\/strong\u003e and roughly seventy other men broke out in \u003cstrong\u003e73 BCE\u003c\/strong\u003e to launch the Third Servile War. Plutarch's \u003cem\u003eLife of Crassus\u003c\/em\u003e (chapter 8) describes the school's daily training rhythm, and the 4th-century military writer \u003cstrong\u003eVegetius\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eDe Re Militari\u003c\/em\u003e, Book I) credits the gladiatorial post-drill - the \u003cem\u003ead palum\u003c\/em\u003e drill - as the foundation of all subsequent Roman legionary training. This figure depicts a mid-career doctore between sparring sets: weathered face, knee-length tunic belted high, leather \u003cem\u003ecingulum\u003c\/em\u003e at the waist, laced sandals, and a vertical training staff or \u003cem\u003erudis\u003c\/em\u003e in the right hand. The pose is supervisory and lived-in - a working ludus from the inside, not the spectacle of the arena.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePainting tips\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrey resin accepts acrylic primer well - apply a single thin, even coat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoman skin tones: base in a warm mid-brown, layer up with red-oranges, highlight with bone or ivory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTunic: off-white or pale linen base, washed with sepia or burnt umber.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeather belt and sandal straps: dark brown base, edge highlight in tan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWooden staff: medium wood-brown base, dark wash, dry-brush highlights with pale wood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical sources \u0026amp; further reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVegetius, \u003cem\u003eDe Re Militari\u003c\/em\u003e, Book I (4th century CE)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlutarch, \u003cem\u003eLife of Crassus\u003c\/em\u003e, chapters 8-11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuetonius, \u003cem\u003eLives of the Caesars\u003c\/em\u003e (passim)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJunkelmann, Marcus. \u003cem\u003eFamilia Gladiatoria: The Heroes of the Amphitheatre\u003c\/em\u003e (1996)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWiedemann, Thomas. \u003cem\u003eEmperors and Gladiators\u003c\/em\u003e (1992)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e⚠ Small parts. 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