Gladiators of Rome Throughout the film we met six different gladiatorial types‚ the Samnite‚ Hoplomachus‚ Murmillo‚ Secutor‚ Retiarius‚ and Thracian. The Samnites were quite lucky for they were heavily armed‚ with a large shield‚ a plumed helmet‚ and a short sword. Because of their large shields and short swords they would often get close to their opponent and deliver a deadly stab. They were from an Italic tribe in Campania‚ and had previously fought three wars against the Romans. The Hoplomachus
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"fight‚ flight‚ learn‚ return" pattern apparent physically or emotionally. Symbolic people‚ places‚ and objects can be found in an archetypal works also. Gladiator fulfills all of these requirements; therefore‚ it is an excellent example of an archetypal movie. Maximus Dessimus Meridius is the main character and the hero in the film Gladiator directed by Ridley Scott. He is given instructions by Emperor Marcus Aurelius to return Rome to the people because of the corruption by the leaders. While
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TITLE: GLADIATOR PLOT: The story is about Maximus‚ one of the leading generals in the Roman army. He led the Romans to victory in a decisive battle with the Barbarians that ended a long war between them. This victory helped him gain trust and favour from the old Emperor Marcus Aurelius‚ which is now old and near his end. Emperor Aurelius wishes to appoint Maximus as the temporary leader of Rome‚ even though he has a son‚ Commodus. Commodus‚ being told by his father that he would not be the appointed
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Gladiators were the insignificant outsiders and the lowest rank of Roman society. Criminals‚ captives of war‚ religious dissidents‚ the poor and destitute and disobedient slaves in possession of a strong body and resourceful mind could well have found themselves being sold to the familia gladiatoria (a gladiatorial school/troupe). The existence of a gladiator was perilous‚ painful and usually brief‚ but beyond the physical dangers and hardship‚ gladiators were restricted in a public and political
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by war." "We who are about to die salute you!" Gladiator (Latin gladius‚"sword") This was the cry of the gladiators‚ or professional fighters‚ when they saluted the Roman emperor as they marched about the amphitheater before engaging in combat with one another or with wild beasts for the entertainment of the people. For the most part they were prisoners taken in war‚ slaves‚ or the worst classes of criminals. When a gladiator was disabled or disarmed‚ the spectators turned up their thumbs
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three pairs of slaves in the Forum Boarium (a cattle market). But gradually the gladiatorial spectacle became separated from the funeral context‚ and was staged by the wealthy as a way to show their power and influence the local community. Most gladiators were slaves‚ prisoners of war or criminals‚ but about half of the men were volunteers
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The similarities and differences between how heroism is portrayed in the Gladiator and in the Beowulf‚ is showcased between the time differences in the texts. Beowulf comes from a line of kings and has the strength of 30 men‚ In the Gladiator‚ Maximus is a commander of the Roman army with a family waiting for him at home to return. A hero must possess key qualities‚ such as‚ Loyalty‚ Leadership‚ Courage‚ Honour/Decorum in order to be victorious; which both characters have. Beowulf’s time and his
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Andrea Rosales American History /Donat Position paper Block 1 History and researchers of medicine during WWll Within in the “chain of evacuation” established by the army medical department during the war‚ nurses served under fire in the field hospitals and evacuation hospitals‚ on hospital trains and hospital ships‚ and as flight nurses on medical transport planes. The skill and dedication of these nurses contributed to the extremely low post-injury mortality rate among
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Gladiators were mostly unfree individuals either condemned criminals‚ prisoners of wars who had lost their citizenship rights‚ although‚ some of them were volunteers who were mostly freedmen or very low classes of freeborn men who chose to be a slave for monetary rewards or for the fame. Gladiators were brought for the purpose of gladiatorial combat and would endure branding‚ chains‚ flogging or death by the sword and subjected to a rigorous training‚ fed on a high-energy diet‚ and given expert medical
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