Yes they did. Gladiators were owned and trained by sponsors ( similar to football teams today) and the different sponsors would match gladiators against each other. Often betting took place on the outcome of the battle. This was a big business owning gladiators and training them. A lot of prestige came with having the best "line up" of gladiators.
Gladiators are from Ancient Rome.
Beacause gladiators were slaves, they were slaves beacause they either commited a crime.
Gladiators were professional fighters who battled to entertain the public, politicians, and rulers of ancient Rome
they were slaves not free men
the gladiators would fight different kinds of Gladiators or other animals
Gladiators were named after their style of combat. They wore distinctive armor, helmets, and carried distinctive shields and weapons. In a way you could say that their "jobs" were different, as some fought men, some fought animals, and some fought on horseback. They were all named accordingly.
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Only one of 16 different types of gladiators wore armour. This was the provocator (challenger) who wore a breastplate and whose armament was similar to that of a Roman soldiers. All other types of gladiators fought bare chested. This was a symbol of defiance against death.
Spartacus and AUGUSTUS
There were four.
they only fought in wild beast hunts, unlike other gladiators who fought eachother
Gladiators were mostly slaves. There were some Roman citizens who volunteered to be gladiators and became infames, the lowest layer of Roman society.
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Gladiators dressed the same as anyone else wearing a tunic and cloak when they were not in training or in a contest. When they were in the arena, they dressed in the type of armor that was customary for their type of fighting.
Yes they did. Gladiators were owned and trained by sponsors ( similar to football teams today) and the different sponsors would match gladiators against each other. Often betting took place on the outcome of the battle. This was a big business owning gladiators and training them. A lot of prestige came with having the best "line up" of gladiators.
The gladiators originated in the Roman empire.The gladiators originated in the Roman empire.The gladiators originated in the Roman empire.The gladiators originated in the Roman empire.The gladiators originated in the Roman empire.The gladiators originated in the Roman empire.The gladiators originated in the Roman empire.The gladiators originated in the Roman empire.The gladiators originated in the Roman empire.