A parmularius was any of the various types of gladiator who used a small shield called a parma.
[1] Due to having a small shield parmularii would wear shin armour (ocreae) on both shins.
[1] This armour would be larger than the single ocrea worn on the right shin by a scutarius who carried a larger shield.
Scutarii and parmularii are mentioned by Marcus Aurelius in his Meditations as two factions at the gladiator fights.
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