Roman Gladiators!!!
Heros or Victims
Hero?
- Roman Gladiators were often looked at as honorable warriors
- Gladiators were honored similarly to war heros
- Gladiators were painted and carved into walls and stones all over Rome
- If Gladiators put on a good fight they were applauded and praised
- Romans loved to see exciting fights that were bloody and deadly
Victim?
- Gladiators were treated harshly and withourt mercey
- The majority of gladiators were slaves, prisners of war, and criminals who were forced to fight
- Gladiators main purpose was to entertain the public and emperor
- Gladiators fought to the death and rarley won their freedom
- Even though a gladiator may have won one battle they would usually be forced to fight until they were killed
Roman Collesseum
Most of the gladitorial fights were held here. The Collesseum was used daily and throughout the day. Many differnt types of fights and presentations were held here.
Your Veiw
Roman gladiators can be looked at in different ways. They could be villians in some peoples eyes and heros in others. Gladiators were mainly prisners of war or criminals so its true they could be villians. But the public loved to watch Gladiators fight and then they would become a hero because of their courage and stregth. So its true that a lot of gladiators became gladiators because they had done bad things but if they were successful and pleased the public they would transform into a hero.
The Life Of A Gladiator
A prisner of war would be forced to travel the whole distance from their land to Rome. Once they got there they would be sold to a wealthy man who would pay for them to go to gladiator training. They were tought how to fight and protect themselves. Then they were sent out to battle. If they won they won glory for their master and trainer. If they lost they feared death and abuse from the public.