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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someone is born. Our ancestors weak physical abilities compared with animals forced us to develop stronger emotional connections with each other in order to survive. These emotions are really brought out in the book “Hiroshima”‚ by John Hersey and the movie Barefoot Gen‚ by Keiji Nakazawa. Both of these were made to try to show the devastation caused by the bombing of Hiroshima. “Hiroshima” is a book that tries to tell the stories of six survivors. Whereas Barefoot Gen shows the story of one survivor
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GLADIATOR (Summary) In the final days of Marcus Aurelius’ reign‚ the aging emperor angers his son Commodus by making it known that he wants Maximus‚ a fearsome and respected Roman general‚ to be his successor. Power-hungry Commodus kills his father and orders the death of Maximus. But the latter flees‚ only to discover that his wife and child have been murdered by Commodus. Captured‚ Maximus is forced into slavery‚ where he is sold to Proximo‚ a former gladiator who serves as both mentor and
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THE LIFE OF A GLADIATOR By Aquilinus Caelinus All of us love a gory Gladiator match from time to time‚ but what goes on behind the scenes? Where do they get all the heroic champions‚ and pitiful losers? The hardships they face‚ the rewards they earn; all will be revealed. This is the story of a true Gladiator’s life‚ Rome’s one and only Flavius Aclimus! As I talked to Flavius‚ he gradually began to emerge from his shell‚ and soon opened up‚ telling the story of his epic life
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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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the gladiator games. Most of the gladiators were slaves or condemned prisoners who were trained for the fighting in special gladiatorial schools (Spielvogel‚ 185.) The gladiators were trained and bought by the lanista which literally translates into trainer of gladiators. Gladiators were a big investment to the lanista‚ so not many of the slaves died. The gladiators were treated better than most slaves in that they got fed on a good diet and they were given expert medical attention.
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assignment I chose to watch the movie “Gladiator.” With any modern day movie one runs the risk of finding flaws in the historical accuracy. Most modern historical films have been adjusted to fit Hollywood standards thus compromising the historical accuracy. Gladiator is no different; this movie is a mixture of historical facts and Hollywood’s version of what really happened. The film attempts to depict the life and journeys of a Roman gladiator. We know the Gladiators for their brutality in the process
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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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