Becoming A Gladiator

Before I became a gladiator, I was a soldier who was in the army. When we were not fighting battles, we spent time marching, practicing fighting, and making our own weapons. Between fighting battles, marching, and practicing, we had little time for anything else except a quick meal and as much sleep as we could grab. After commanding and fighting many wars against other provinces I was captured and sent back to rome to be sold. Soon after, I was bought by a manager and was sent to special gladiator school. When I first entered, I was assessed by a lanista. He checked me for any medical problems and weather I was suitable to train as a gladiator. When we trained, we didn't use real weapons, this was dangerous for the trainers as well as