See if they like the other guy, and whether they've still got a sword on them
The gladiators killed wild animals and, at times, other gladiators.
Gladiators were not beaten unless they broke some rule or their instructor felt that they were slacking off. If they were training in a mock combat, they could be beaten by their opponent and hopefully learn how and why they were beaten and rectify their mistakes so as not to repeat them in a "for real" fight.
I guess you are referring to Tigris of Gaul. He fought with a sword. Tigris of Gaul was a gladiator who was "undefeated". However, he was defeated by Maximus Meridius. Tigris faced the ex-general Maximus Meridius in the Colosseum in 180 AD. He was announced as "The only undefeated Gladiator" by the host of the games, Cassius. The match was unfair for Maximus, because the emperor Commodus sent three tigers to attack him and kill because he hated him. Tigris was stabbed in the foot by Maximus, who was bleeding after slaying a tiger. Leaning down, blood came from his mask's mouth and he collapsed to the ground. The audience wanted Maximus to kill the "undefeated" defeated Gladiator, but Maximus mercifully spared the Gladiator. This earned him the title "Maximus the merciful" from the crowd and angered Commodus.
Gladiator fights were held in a amphitheater or a coliseum. Gladiators had to kill beasts like lions. Sometime there were duels between gladiators. When one of them is in agony, people can decide whether or not he will die. If they want that the gladiator that beated the other gladiator spares him, they make "thumbs up". If they want that the gladiator that beated the other gladiator kills him, they make "thumbs down". The emperor stands up and makes the final decision.Chariot races were held in a circus. There was a "spina"in the center of the track.The emperor dropped a cloth, the "mappa", to begin the race. The goal was to destroy everyone's chariot.
Gladiators were skilled at combat and fought simply for the entertainment of the people of Rome. The fights would take place in arenas, comparable to a modern professional sporting event, minus the mindless murder. These arenas were scattered throughout Rome, but the most famous was the Roman Colosseum.
The gladiators killed wild animals and, at times, other gladiators.
the comparison is that they both require fighting until one of the contestants can no longer fight. the contrast is that gladiators requires killing the opponent, while it is not required in boxing. In gladiotarial fights the gladiators used swords, helmets, chains, nets,( and a trident for the death-blow, which used to be signaled by Nero by lowering his thumb) and the purpose was to kill the opponent. Boxing is an innocent kids' play when compared to gladiators' fight.
they can get stabbed in combat and die from their wounds, or if they did not put up a good fight and lost, their opponent could get permission to kill them. Some of them were able to retire and died of natural causes.
Roman gladiators were used as entertainment in the year 264 B.C. The gladiators were used to kill each other and kill lions for the Roman peoples entertainment.
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Gladiators were not beaten unless they broke some rule or their instructor felt that they were slacking off. If they were training in a mock combat, they could be beaten by their opponent and hopefully learn how and why they were beaten and rectify their mistakes so as not to repeat them in a "for real" fight.
the gladiators would fight to the death or fight animals
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Public entertainment was provided in huge venues, the most famous of which was the Colosseum in Rome. The entertainment took the form of combat, and people called gladiators fought each other, or wild animals like lions, to the death. Generally, gladiators were condemned criminals, prisoners of war, or slaves. Professional gladiators were free men who volunteered to participate in the games. Gladiators were paid each time they fought. Criminals who had been found guilty of murder and condemned to death went into combat without weapons. When one of the gladiators in a contest was wounded, the crowd went wild. If one of the gladiators felt he was defeated, he would raise his left hand with one finger extended. This was to ask for mercy. It is believed that the crowd voted for death or to spare him by signalling with their thumbs: thumbs up and the gladiator lived, thumbs down and his opponent was to kill him.