Arcani

Pros- The Romans had a special force of assasins
- Like MTW Hashishins the story continues
- Are "fun" ninjas/nazgul *SUBJECTIVE*

Cons- The assasins were THAT ASSASINS not participating in ANY battle.
- Look like VERY stupid sadomazochists *SUBJECTIVE*
- Offer nothing more than a small unit with 2 HP on the battlefield
As you should know , Ammianus Marcellinus talks about units of Arcani who fought on the caledonian borders in operations of saboting ..... they where not assassins but instead a military unit called Arcani , so it is historically correct also their aspect is even close to what they looked like , and for this I have reference pictures for them on sculptures .....


Gladiators

Pros- Spartacus, revolt, gladiators...
- Are "fun" and cause Ive watched Russel Crow 12345 times on dvd *SUBJECTIVE*
- Can be used in slave revolutions.

Cons- Spartacus' gladiators fought in looted from the dead Romans weaponry not with Gladiator gear which is USLESS for mass field battles.
- Look VERY stupid *SUBJECTIVE*
- Offer nothing more than a small unit with 2 HP on the battlefield
- Engine limitations on changing gear and looting it from the enemy (even if we got them as gladiators at the beggining)
Actually not all Gladiators looted roman equipment , during the revolt of Florian some Legionaries had to use pickaxes to breack the gladiator armours of the Crupellari , who where so hard that resembled medieval knights , the drawback of this armourstyle was the slow motions allowed.....