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What violent games were held in roman times to entertain the people?
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∙ 13y ago
Gladiators fighting gladiators, gladiators fighting animals, animals killing prisoners, animals killing animals, chariot races
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What is the main job of a gladiator?
To entertain Roman citizens. ---- Gladiators were slaves who fought to the death in the Roman circuses, to entertain not only citizens but also women, children, and slaves.
Why have the Olympic Games survived since 776 a.c.a.?
The answer was given with the question. The first Olympics took place in 776 BC. They were part of a religious festival for the god Zeus. The games were held every four years at Olympia in southern Greece.
The Roman poet Horace defined the function of theatre as?
To entertain and educate
What were roman people like?
We'll most of the population was poor so relating to that they where very violent savaging for whateverr they could find now a days roman people are very kind and rich in their haratige
Were all roman sports violent?
yes.
Roman officials staged spectacular events that often lasted all day to what?
The " spectacular events" and games were made to to entertain the all levels of Roman society and to distract them from the "business" of running the Republic and the Empire. I made a slight change to the original answer because not only the poor needed to be distracted but all other groups as well.
Why do you think Romans valued peaceful family life but also enjoyed watching violent combat in roman arenas what does this tell us about the Romans?
Tells us they were human and humanity hasn't changed much. People spend weekends watching football and other sports. They spend millions of dollars on games and sportswear. At least the Roman games were free instead of supporting sports leagues that make billions. There is no difference between us and the Romans watching violence in a sport.
Why do you think roman valued peaceful family life but also enjoyed watching violent combat in roman arenas?
the romans valued violent combats because they where poor and at the end of each show a person would give out wheat and money. they also valued a peaceful family because if you where a roman citizen then you had to have pride. Some historians have formulated the idea that the violent combat was a patriotic statement. The winner (gladiator, winner of the naval combat, animals hunt winner, etc.) represented Rome and the Roman people. The loosers were the conquered. In other words, they, the Roman people, were victorious over man and nature and these victories were acted out in the arena.
How did the death of the Gracchus brothers change Roman politics?
The violent deaths of the Gracchus brothers changed Roman politics. From that time on people saw violence as a political weapon. They often attacked leaders with whom they disagreed.
Who was the violent son of Jupiter?
According to Roman myth, Mars. In Greek myth, Ares (violent son of Zeus in that case!)
What purpose did Roman Gladiators serve?
The gladiators were slaves taken in war and forced to fight in the arena. If they managed to live long enough and became popular they had a chance of freedom. Their purpose was to entertain the masses who went to the games.
How menny people ied in te roman games?
If you are asking about the number of people who died in the Roman games, we don't know as no records have come down to us, and we don't know if they were even kept in the first place.
