4. Cestus
While cestus isn’t the most dangerous weapon, it was great to protect arms while boxing and was used like a shield in close battles.
The primary difference between cestus and today’s boxing glove is the materials they are made of. Greeks used leather strips and in real fights filled cestus with iron plates, spikes and blades, remastering ancient sports gloves into deadly weapons.
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