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Though low on the social scale, free men often found popularity and patronage of wealthy Roman citizens by becoming gladiators. The emperor Augustus sought to preserve the pietas and virtus of the knight class and Roman senate by forbidding them to participate in gladiatorial combat.
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ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/gladiator2.html
ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/gladiator2.html
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Many Roman people went to big amphitheaters (like our football stadiums today) to see professionals fight (like boxers today). You went early in the morning, and paid for your ticket, and sat in your ... To find out more about Roman gladiators and their games, check out these books from Amazon.com or from your library:
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www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/games/circus.htm
www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/games/circus.htm
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there is evidence that some munera were held in the Roman Forum, for example. As the games became more frequent and popular, there was need for a larger and more ... Status: Gladiators (named after the Roman sword called the gladius) were mostly unfree individuals (condemned criminals, prisoners of war, slaves).
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www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/arena.html
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Thus, gladiators, from a Roman's point of view (if not a Christian's) offered at least the opportunity to observe death defeated and transcended.
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www.bates.edu/~mimber/Rciv/gladiator.htm
www.bates.edu/~mimber/Rciv/gladiator.htm
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Gladiator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Gladiator (Latin: , "swordsman", from , "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild anima...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator
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Gladiators & The Colosseum ... "That image spoke to me of the Roman Empire in all its glory and wickedness. I knew right then and there I was hooked," said Scott. ... Many old gladiator champions were given their freedom. They often used their experience to establish training schools for gladiators.
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www.murphsplace.com/gladiator/glads.html
www.murphsplace.com/gladiator/glads.html
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Watch out...as a barbarian fighting against the Romans you are about to be captured, sold as a slave and trained to become a; ROMAN GLADIATOR!; To use this Web Book place your cursor over the images to see the comments. ... Fight! Gladiators in Action...
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www.salariya.com/web_books/gladiator/index.html
www.salariya.com/web_books/gladiator/index.html
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Kathleen Coleman describes the world of the Roman gladiator. ... And the gladiators' own epitaphs mention their profession without shame, apology, or resentment. So who were these gladiators, and what was their role in Roman society?
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www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/gladiators_01.shtm...
www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/gladiators_01.shtml
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