To be used for entertainment.
Greeks did not have gladiators. This was a Roman custom, which originated in having gladiators fight as part of funeral celebrations for kings and nobles.
If they were hired to fight in the arena, they were called gladiators. If they were hired to fight in the army, they were called auxiliaries. If they were hired to fight in the streets, they were called thugs.
Ancient Rome in coliseums
They had armor.
The gladiators of ancient Rome fought large exotic animals and each other.
The Colosseum
gladiators
most were forced to fight but some were volunteers in it for the thrill.
Gladiators fought eachother, or animals for the entertainment of the Roman people.
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In The Colosseum In Rome IN Ancient Greek or Rome
they were called "gladiators" and fight each other to amuse their Roman owners