Following the award-winning Samurai (2018) and Viking (2019), Gladiator is a monument to the art of combat that travels further back in time – and closer to home – than its predecessors. Staged for more than 500 years, Ancient Rome’s Gladiator Games are steeped in myth and legend: its iconic fighters immortalised throughout history and the worlds of literature, art, cinema and gaming.

Gladiator is offered in non plus ultra editions of 105 fountain pens in sterling silver and five pieces made from solid 18K gold – a reference to 105 BCE, when gladiatorial contests were first staged as a public spectacle. Design of the editions follows the artisanal blueprint of their Warriors predecessors, with meticulously detailed armour and weaponry, interactive articulation points, Power-Push filling and extravagant staging.

On the silver edition, burnished finishes are accentuated with yellow vermeil detailing to highlight symbols of power and strength – including figures of imperial eagles, lions, Mars, Medusa and the Empire’s SPQR emblem. The figure’s articulated arms are complemented by a hinged visor – also in vermeil – which can be lifted to reveal the warrior’s face. A studded leather skirt is fitted to the base of the cap, and a replica Gladius sword is supplied as a companion paper knife.

An 18K yellow gold and is complemented once again by our patented Power-Push filling mechanism.

Custom packaging for Gladiator leans into popular legend, with a 322 x 142 mm circular 3D model of Rome’s famous Colosseum providing a backdrop for the edition. Also supplied with the edition are display plinths for each component and a vegan leather tool roll for travel. A foil-stamped outer box features the edition’s logo and includes an outline schematic of Ancient Rome’s fabled arena.