User blog comment:Duncan322/Spartan vs Gladiator/@comment-17814994-20160207150001

Elgb's "Badass of Antiquity" EDGES!!!

Short: No contest. The cesta and the scissors were meant against unarmored walking meatsacks while the xiphos was desgined to hack, slash and kill people more efficiently. I mean, what can a glorified boxing gauntlet do against a longer short sword. EDGE: Spartan

Mid: Normally some people may be inclined to give this to the trident becasue "meh... three pointy stuffs beat just one" but I disagree. There's a reason why the trident didn't became a standard weapon for Western armies. Their clumsy, cumbersome and can easily get caught on stuffs. The simple dory will go though a person and out, easily killing him. EDGE: Spartan

Long: Jabalin? What the eff is a Jabalin? Just kidding. The javelin beats a simple sling easily. Though you can chuck out stones farther, the javelin can kill someone (or hurt them) more efficiently. It's also way more accurate and easier to use. EDGE: Spartan

Deadliest Warrior?

Didn't even have to go with the x-factors because a well-trained Spartan, whose been molded in one of the most brutal lifestyles in history. Contrary to popular belief, the Gladiatior were slaves.. but pampered slaves. They were well-fed, massaged, and spoiled to the point of rotting. The Spartans lived harder and fought harder. While the gladiator did have their own military history in the form of Spartacus, this is nothing compared to the Spartan's centuries of battles.