Yes, Pompeii had its own amphitheatre which staged regular gladiator battles, as well as barracks for them to stay in.
Pompeii, like most other Roman towns, had its own arena and gladiatorial barracks. The gladiators fought and lived there.
There were no volunteers for gladiators. The men who were gladiators were slaves and POW's from various armies that the Roman's defeated. The gladiator life was not something a person would choose to live.
no they did not due to the fact that a sponsor would have to pay for a gladiators replacement if they died, sponsors usually let the gladiator live (gladiators had a 90% chance of surviving a fight).
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They don't. That's right, people don't live in Pompeii any more. The better question here is: How "did" people make a living in Pompeii.
yes,but they were only there for the fighting in the amplitheatre
no one lives in Pompeii now but people live in Naples which is close to Pompeii. and people live my mount Vesuvius. but not in Pompeii.
Pompeii, like most other Roman towns, had its own arena and gladiatorial barracks. The gladiators fought and lived there.
Funds given to the Italian government were mismanaged and not used to preserve the house of gladiators in pompeii. There for the structure was weak. The cause is still unknown but the heavy rain was mentioned in weakening the foundation.
Gladiators lived in barracks in their gladiatorial schools.
Pompeii had a population of around 20,000 in 79 CE.
Allover the Roman Empire....
There were no volunteers for gladiators. The men who were gladiators were slaves and POW's from various armies that the Roman's defeated. The gladiator life was not something a person would choose to live.
Pompeii Worms live on hydrothermal sea vents at the bottom of the ocean ranging from 6,500-10,000 ft. below sea level
There were no volunteers for gladiators. The men who were gladiators were slaves and POW's from various armies that the Roman's defeated. The gladiator life was not something a person would choose to live.
no they did not due to the fact that a sponsor would have to pay for a gladiators replacement if they died, sponsors usually let the gladiator live (gladiators had a 90% chance of surviving a fight).
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