The gladiators were mostly slaves. Some were criminals convicted to the arena. There were also a few volunteers. The gladiators did not fight for Rome. They were not a military force. They fought in the gladiatorial combats, which were public shows in the amphitheatres (arenas). The Romans loved the gladiatorial games.
The gladiators of ancient Rome fought large exotic animals and each other.
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.
Well the entertainers, that is the different types of gladiators, fought according to their rules and standards. Most gladiators used swords of various types and shields although there were the animal hunters who used only spears and at times horsemen who used a bow and arrow, The spectators used their fists and feet in the fight for the gifts that were thrown to the public at the end of the day's events.
Usually in the Colosseum or someplace similar
ya. it was made to watch gladiators fight. it could hold 1500+ people and all of them could get out of there in less then 15 minutes.
Rome Is Where Gladiators Fight
In The Colosseum In Rome IN Ancient Greek or Rome
The gladiators of ancient Rome fought large exotic animals and each other.
Ancient Rome in coliseums
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.
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people came to watch slaves, or gladiators fight each other to the death, or fight animals like lions and elephants
The Flavian Amphitheater in Rome, better known as the Coliseum
Well the entertainers, that is the different types of gladiators, fought according to their rules and standards. Most gladiators used swords of various types and shields although there were the animal hunters who used only spears and at times horsemen who used a bow and arrow, The spectators used their fists and feet in the fight for the gifts that were thrown to the public at the end of the day's events.
Gladiators fought eachother, or animals for the entertainment of the Roman people.
they fought to show their toughness, courage, pride, and also their strength.
Gladiators are from Ancient Rome.