THE GLADIATORS OF ROME In ancient times‚ the Romans enjoyed watching others get hurt‚ or even die in the form of Gladiator matches. Most Romans watched these fights in an arena. An arena is a central stage used for sports or spectators. Usually‚ people paid to watch these fights but on special occasions‚ the entire event was sponsored by one elite – wealthy Roman and the tickets were given to the general public for free. Although Gladiator fighting might seem barbaric to us today‚ in the
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Salve 7A! Today I will be doing a monologue for a gladiator! My heart pounds like a drum as thousands of romans scream in delight as I slay yet another gladiator in these accursed games. It is not my wish to participate in this horrid ring of blood‚ pain and death‚ but I must‚ for I am Priscus‚ a Celt‚ born and raised on the outskirts of Cisalpini‚ and captured by roman soldiers in 55 B.C whilst protecting my country. I worked in a pit‚ mining stone for Rome’s grand new city. One day a man came to
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be hosting a whole month of gladiator fights at the coliseum‚ it will be from July 1st to August 1st. A group of gladiators will be fighting at once under different circumstances. Once only one gladiator is left they will move on to the next round until the finals which are to be held on August 1st. The last gladiator left shall shall earn 500 pieces of silver and his freedom and his owner shall earn 1000 pieces of silver. If you wish to enter your slave in as a gladiator you will have to go to the
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of Colloseum. I’m going to fight along with other gladiators to entertain Roman high class society. I find it very ironic. I’m supposed to kill for entertainment of people I hate. But I need to focus on more important things. Like the freedom I’ll get if I will survive. I know the chance is so small‚ but that’s all I could’ve hoped for. And I’ll fight for it with all my strength. During all this time I’ve spent here I got to know other gladiators. I’ve met Flavius‚ who became a good friend of mine
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Rome started in 753 B.C. and ended in 476 A.D. Rome is most likely the reason why the United States is like today. Trade was vital to Rome and the city of Rome itself has tremendous environmental advantages. They had Gladiators‚ horse racing and theater. Rome’s government was the most helpful. The Roman’s trade imported a whole variety of materials like beef‚ corn‚ glassware‚ iron‚ lead‚ leather‚ marble‚ olive oil‚ perfumes‚ purple dye‚ silk‚ silver‚ spices‚ timber‚ tin‚ and wine. The main trading
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live a life of fan worship‚ fame‚ and glory but live a short life? This is how the Roman gladiators lived their lives. Gladiators were Romans who would fight against each other‚ sometimes even to the death for the purpose of entertainment. An average gladiator was a slave‚ former slave‚ or condemned prisoner‚ but there were some who chose to live such a life. Some chose to live like this for gladiators got paid every time they fought and they could keep any rewards or purses of money they received
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Mark Strage Prof. Polyne Sports Race and Politics 05/15/13 Modern Gladiators Football is an inherently flawed sport. It calls upon men to sacrifice their bodies and minds by using their heads as battering rams over and over again. In his Offensive Play‚ a 2009 article in the New Yorker‚ Malcolm Gladwell explains “much of the attention in the football world‚ in the past few years‚ has been on concussions—on diagnosing‚ managing‚ and preventing them—and on figuring out how many concussions a
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literature Scott’s Gladiator Released May 5‚ 2000 Revenge tragedy Maximus = man driven by vengeance and the need to survive One of the best movies of the 21st century Won 5 Oscars Best Picture Best Actor Hamlet Hamlet’s father is murdered by Claudius‚ Hamlet’s uncle Failed execution of Hamlet Incest – Brother and Sister in law Hamlet finds himself isolated and detached from society Driven by revenge Confidant Ends in duel where both protagonist and antagonist die Gladiator Maximus’ family
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Drusilla Culp Gladiator vs. Ancient Times The movie Gladiator follows the fictitious character of Maximus through his experiences in the gladiatorial games. While highly researched‚ the film of course differed from history in ways such as the historical accuracy to the family‚ Commodus‚ as well as the weaponry used by gladiators. Marcus Aurelius was an emperor from 161 to 180 CE as well as a philosopher. He really did wage battles along the frontier as depicted in the film‚ and is remembered by
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There are multiple types of Gladiators‚ with different fighting styles and armor. The first is the Andabatae. The Andabatae fought with a helmet that blinded him‚ mostly used for amusement‚ not really part of the gladiators contest. The helmet however did cause trouble for the gladiator. Unlike many gladiators the Andabatae only fought hapless animals instead of other men. Andabatae used a sword‚ the gladius‚ to defend himself‚ but did not use a shield. The men who were Andabatae were unbelievably
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