... given a laurel crown. After the gladiator received his prize, he would run around the amphitheater with the waving the palm signifying a victory. The giver of the games also provided prize money, according to scales stipulated in the gladiators" contracts. (1:439) The gladiators that carried contracts weren't the average, typical gladiators... they were special gladiators that were from the army, not from slave camps or the prisons. However, the slave owners carried contracts with ... the arena owners and they were paid ... ...

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