The gladiatorial games were then moved to more permanent structures. These structures are called amphitheaters. The first permanent stone amphitheater was built by Statilius Taurus in 29 BC. Amphitheaters are located around the Empire ranging from Rome, Spain, Gaul, northern Africa and in the Greek east.
Inside of the amphitheater is a cross section of Roman society. The first fourteen rows of the amphitheater are reserved for the members of the upper class and aristocrats of society. There are also sections for the plebs, the common citizens, as well. The higher up the theater you go, the lower in society's class structure you are.
The Cast.
The cast will consist mostly of captured soldiers of foreign nations (where most of the contestants will come from), serious criminals, rebellious slaves and even some people like you, a free citizen. Once a gladiator you will have to take the gladiatorial oath. The oath binds you to "agree to being branded, being chained, being killed by an iron weapon, to pay for the food and drink they received with their blood and to suffer things even if they do not wish too.".
Why would a free citizen want to become a gladiator? Money. As a citizen without a certain trade, career options were very limited. You can either enter the army (where you"ll be treated possibly just as bad as a gladiator), teaching (if you are even literate and willing to fight for your wages) or become a gladiator. As a gladiator at least you"ll be given three meals daily, some medical attention and a roof over your head. Please remember that you will be way too valuable to your lanista for you to be in poor health and not in top condition to fight. Even if you were to die and your lanista would loose your future services, if you were to not even put of a decent fight, your lanista's reputation could be at stake of providing quality gladiators.
Once a gladiator, you"ll be designated as a certain type of gladiators.
Maximus and other slaves are trained to fight as a Gladiators. ... The money is another reason that some men became gladiators. ... The gladiators also held a lot of sex appeal to the ladies watching. ... There were even women that became gladiators. ... Gladiators got the same treatment. ...
Gladiator Essay The movie Gladiator is a story about the Roman Empire back in 160 A.D. ... He was sold to Proximo to fight as a gladiator. ... He was not Spanish and he was never a gladiator. ... Back in the Roman empire gladiators were real. ... This was true in both the Gladiator movie and Roman history. ...
Would it be ironic for Romans to adopt the gladiatorial games? ... Gladiatorial battles gave each gladiator a chance to live whereas in a direct human sacrifice the human did not even have a chance to live. ... Romans warmly accepted gladiatorial contests in antiquity. ... Sea battles, animal hunts, women gladiators, and fighting emperors all contributed to new enhancements associated with gladiatorial combats. ... Gladiatorial combats were held for several nonpolitical reasons. ...
That is the sign for the net man to kill the other gladiator. ... With the coming of Christianity, gladiatorial show began to fall into disfavor. ... It shows that there is a good relationship between Maximus and other gladiators. ... After he becomes a gladiator, he establishes a good relationship with other gladiators. ... He sees the difference between soldiers and gladiators. ...
The essence of the bloodthirsty entertainment was in the form of the gladiator. The word gladiator comes from the Latin for swordsman, from gladius or sword. ... The sons of Junius Brutus first displayed gladiatorial combat when they honored their father at his funeral by matching three pairs of gladiators. ... Gladiatorial combat was so important to ancient Romans that they had gladiator schools to train men to be machines of slaughter for the scheduled entertainment (Johnston 287). ... The gladiators would be forced to fight the wild beasts unarmed. ...
Paper 2: "Gladiator- Evaluation The film Gladiator, by Ridley Scott is a blockbuster hit for more reasons than one. ... However, in my opinion, Gladiator was a very successful film that kept me on the edge of my seat. ... Maximus is then sold to gladiator-turned-impresario Proximo and forced to fight as a gladiator. ... Maximus then returns to Rome as a gladiator with the vile intentions of seeking revenge. ... I would argue that Gladiator is an exciting film to watch. ...
Determine if the movie "Gladiator" succeeded in depicting Roman and things Roman. "Gladiator" (DreamWorks) is arguably eh greatest movie depicting most precisely Rome and things Roman. ... Also, "Gladiator" reflected some other cultural features of the Roman world in greeting, talking, and in costumes. The best part of the movie about Roman culture was about the gladiators. ... Another fact of the Roman Empire that "Gladiator" portrayed spectacularly was their military. ...
The Gladiators followed instructions, which was to live and die in honor. The word gladiator is a divertive from the Latin word, gladius; which means sword. ... The gladiator slaves were owned and trained by a person called a lanista. ... For the gladiator, life was terrible. ... Because they were gladiators, they could never be Roman citizens. ...
The gladiatorial games of ancient Rome were a fascinating part of the Roman culture. ... Most gladiators did not willingly go to these schools, as they were slaves sold into a familia gladitoria, the Latin name for a troupe of gladiators. ... Commodus in particular enjoyed participating in gladiatorial shows. ... The gladiators were considered celebrities. ... According to Alan Baker, in his book on Roman gladiators: The gladiators themselves were the superstars of their day, lusted after by both women and men. ...