Gladiator Theme Chess Set

I would tend to think that this Gladiator theme chess set is a depiction of the Spartacus gladiator rebellion against Rome (others think differently). If you look closely you can see its Rome VS the Gladiators. all the heavy Roman infantry VS the lightly clad, agile gladiators. No other event in history that I can think of looks more like this scene.

But anyway, down to the description of the Gladiator chess set. All the Gladiators are lightly clad in cloth tunics, the pawns bearing sheilds. The Romans are heavily clad in armor, their pawns look like an impenetrable wall of steel, their bishops are Roman diplomats, the knights are astride of a rearing steed. The king is also heavily clad in armor, a sight not often seen in Roman theme chess sets.

Whatever your historical opinion may be, I would agree that this chess set is pretty good looking (if it wasn't I would not even write about it).