The Roman Gladiator
By: Cate Cushing
What is a Gladiator?
The Colosseum
Changing Over Time
Treatment of Gladiators
Amazons
Relation to the Holocaust
Types of Gladiators
Every gladiator had to have some kind of weapon or defense. Sometimes they could pick their weapons, but other times they were forced to fight with other ones to resemble a defeatet tribe that fell under Rome.
Eques- Fought on a horse with a sword and shield
Laquerarii- Fought with a lasso and knife or sword
Retiarii- Fought with a net and trident
Bestiarii- Fought against wild animals (lions, tigers, leopards)
Works Cited
Andrews, Evan. “10 Things You May Not Know About Roman Gladiators.”- History.com
Web. 31 March. 2016
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-roman-gladiators
“Gladiators” Tribunes and Triumphs.com Web. 3 April. 2015
http://www.tribunesandtriumphs.org/gladiators/
Kupper, Monika and Jones, Huw. “Gladiators’ graveyard discovered”- news.bbc.com
Search. 2 May. 2007