Changes: Gladius

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A gladius was a Roman sword.

On the planet 892-IV, the gladius was used by the police and guards as a side weapon. It was also used in gladiatorial combat and executions. Captain James T. Kirk was almost killed by one. (TOS: "Bread and Circuses")

On the transport asteroid Yonada, the Fabrini soldiers were armed with swords that resembled imitation gladii. (TOS: "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky")

Later in 2268 when the Beta XII-A entity altered the USS Enterprise, and gave everyone primitive weapons, various versions of gladii were created. Pavel Chekov was given a proper one of these, and later, Kirk and Kang faced each other with "imitation" ones. (TOS: "Day of the Dove")

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-[[File:Gladius.jpg|thumb|A gladius on [[892-IV]]]]
+[[File:Gladii.jpg|thumb|Various gladii]]
 A '''gladius''' was a [[Roman]] [[sword]].
-On the planet [[892-IV]], the gladius was used by the police and guards as a side weapon.  It was also used in gladiatorial combat and executions. [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] was almost killed by one. ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
+On the planet [[892-IV]], the gladius was used by the [[police]] and guards as a side weapon.  It was also used in gladiatorial combat and [[execution]]s. [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] was almost killed by one. ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
+On the transport [[asteroid]] [[Yonada]], the [[Fabrini]] soldiers were armed with swords that resembled imitation gladii. ({{TOS|For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky}})
-Later in [[2268]] when the [[Beta XII-A entity]] altered the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, and gave everyone primitive weapons, [[Pavel Chekov]] was given a gladius. ({{TOS|Day of the Dove}})
+Later in [[2268]] when the [[Beta XII-A entity]] altered the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, and gave everyone primitive weapons, various versions of gladii were created.  [[Pavel Chekov]] was given a proper one of these, and later, Kirk and [[Kang]] faced each other with "imitation" ones. ({{TOS|Day of the Dove}})
+==External links==
+* {{mbeta}}
+* {{wikipedia}}
 [[Category:Weapons]]