{"product_id":"wooden-practice-sword-gladius-ligneus-roman-ludus-resin-miniature","title":"Wooden Practice Sword","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003egladius ligneus\u003c\/em\u003e - \"wooden gladius\" - was the standard practice sword of every Roman gladiator school and legionary training camp. Cut from oak or ash to roughly the length of a real \u003cem\u003egladius\u003c\/em\u003e (about 60 cm) but built deliberately heavier, it was used by recruits to drill thrust angles and arm strength against the palus and against weighted training shields. Vegetius, writing around the 4th century CE in \u003cem\u003eDe Re Militari\u003c\/em\u003e, records that legionary recruits trained with weapons doubled in weight - and the gladiatorial schools followed the same principle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis single-prop miniature depicts a typical worn practice sword: chipped oak grain, a leather-wrapped grip, and a faintly battered point from thousands of strikes against the post. Recovered parallels include wooden sword fragments from Roman legionary camps along the Rhine and Danube limes (1st-3rd c. CE). Drops directly into ludus or castra dioramas as a small detail prop - on a rack, on a bench, or fallen on the sand. Period: \u003cstrong\u003eRoman antiquity, 1st c. BCE - 4th c. CE\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePainting tips\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWooden body: pale tan oak base, brown wash, dry-brush highlights on raised grain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeather grip: dark brown base, edge highlight in tan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional weathering: light grey-tan dry-brush along the point and edges to show palus wear.\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, ch. 11 (c. 4th century CE)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJunkelmann, Marcus. \u003cem\u003eFamilia Gladiatoria\u003c\/em\u003e (1996)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoldsworthy, Adrian. \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Roman Army\u003c\/em\u003e (2003)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003e⚠ Small parts. Not suitable for children under 14.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DIORAO","offers":[{"title":"1:72 \/ None","offer_id":53714405163345,"sku":"DIO-009","price":1.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:72 \/ Black","offer_id":53714405196113,"sku":"DIO-009","price":1.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:72 \/ White","offer_id":53714405228881,"sku":"DIO-009","price":1.3,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:48 \/ None","offer_id":53714405261649,"sku":"DIO-009","price":1.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:48 \/ Black","offer_id":53714405294417,"sku":"DIO-009","price":1.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:48 \/ White","offer_id":53714405327185,"sku":"DIO-009","price":1.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:43 \/ None","offer_id":53714405359953,"sku":"DIO-009","price":1.75,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:43 \/ Black","offer_id":53714405392721,"sku":"DIO-009","price":2.27,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:43 \/ White","offer_id":53714405425489,"sku":"DIO-009","price":2.27,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:35 \/ None","offer_id":53714405458257,"sku":"DIO-009","price":2.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:35 \/ Black","offer_id":53714405491025,"sku":"DIO-009","price":2.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:35 \/ White","offer_id":53714405523793,"sku":"DIO-009","price":2.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:32 \/ None","offer_id":53714405556561,"sku":"DIO-009","price":2.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:32 \/ Black","offer_id":53714405589329,"sku":"DIO-009","price":3.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1:32 \/ White","offer_id":53714405622097,"sku":"DIO-009","price":3.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/8275\/2337\/files\/resin_front_bc263d4f-17cc-4265-98ab-c7ad94a10302.png?v=1778161435","url":"https:\/\/diorao.com\/products\/wooden-practice-sword-gladius-ligneus-roman-ludus-resin-miniature","provider":"DIORAO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}