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They were often slaves and enemies of the emperor shipped to the Colosseum.

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We do not know. All that is known about Versus is a poem by Marshal which is the only surviving account of a gladiatorial fight.

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Questions you would be good to ask a roman gladiator?

What kind of armor did you use/Do you want to kill me?/how did you become a gladiator


Why did people wont to be a gladiator?

People wonted to be gladiator for having a chance to get free by wining a fight in the arena.


How fit did you have do be so you could become a Roman Gladiator in ancient times?

Most people didn't choose to be a gladiator, most were slaves or prisoners of war from all over the empire. And if you were not fit, they made you fit with rigorous training.


Who invented the first gladiator fight Romans or etruscans?

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What role did the people play in the gladiator battles?

The people watched and when one gladiator had another at his mercy, the people would either give a thumbs up or down to the Emperor if they wante his life to be spared.

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how did i become a gladiator?

kill people


Why did gladiator's become popular?

People in the past like to see blood and gore


What traits do you think might have been necessary to voluntarily become a gladiator or to become a successful gladiator?

to be have somthing to do with ther live make money


How do you become a gladiator in dragonfable without being one in adventure quest?

AnswerIt's not gladiator it is guardian and no you can not!


Why did Servius have to be a gladiator?

The People who became a gladiator were the pepople who were sold to families.


Questions you would be good to ask a roman gladiator?

What kind of armor did you use/Do you want to kill me?/how did you become a gladiator


Where did one train to become a gladiator?

in a special school


Why did people wont to be a gladiator?

People wonted to be gladiator for having a chance to get free by wining a fight in the arena.


How fit did you have do be so you could become a Roman Gladiator in ancient times?

Most people didn't choose to be a gladiator, most were slaves or prisoners of war from all over the empire. And if you were not fit, they made you fit with rigorous training.


How were gladiator games different from ours?

In the original gladiator games, people(and animals) were killed.


Who could become a gladiator in the roman?

slave, citizen, or soldier


Who invented the first gladiator fight Romans or etruscans?

Neither. It is believed that the gladiator fights originated with the Oscan people of the area in Italy called Campania.Neither. It is believed that the gladiator fights originated with the Oscan people of the area in Italy called Campania.Neither. It is believed that the gladiator fights originated with the Oscan people of the area in Italy called Campania.Neither. It is believed that the gladiator fights originated with the Oscan people of the area in Italy called Campania.Neither. It is believed that the gladiator fights originated with the Oscan people of the area in Italy called Campania.Neither. It is believed that the gladiator fights originated with the Oscan people of the area in Italy called Campania.Neither. It is believed that the gladiator fights originated with the Oscan people of the area in Italy called Campania.Neither. It is believed that the gladiator fights originated with the Oscan people of the area in Italy called Campania.Neither. It is believed that the gladiator fights originated with the Oscan people of the area in Italy called Campania.