Gladius

Gladius is a 2-player card game. It simulates gladiatorial combat in a Roman arena. Each Player takes on the role of a gladiator. There are 7 types of gladiators in the rules: Secutor, Retiarius, Thracian, Murmillo, Dimachaeri, Samnite, and Postulati.

Players share a common deck of 56 cards. There are unique for each gladiator in play. Time your attacks to do the most damage. Get the original rules at:
http://www.angelfire.com/games2/warpspawn/Glad.html