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The first gladiatorial game was held around 264 BC. This was around the time of the early stages of the Punic War against Carthage. It was held by Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva to honor his dead brother.

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A gladiator is someone who was used to entertain audiences during gladiatorial games. They were involved in violent confrontations with animals or other people.

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At first these games were used to honor the dead of powerful people. by killing animals. After the Punic war it was used for politics and social entertainment.

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During the games it was up to the crowd and the people in charge of the fight for the outcomes of the fight. In some occasions people would be allowed to live and in others they would have to fight till there was a winner.

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Around the 3rd century around the Punic War, Rome was going through a increase for military demands. Even though this was the case games continued for public interest

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There were multiple places where these games could take place, the gladiatorial games mainly took place in Rome, Italy.

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The coliseum was 3 stories tall. It first opened in 80 C.E , and was located in the middle of the city. Now-a-days the coliseum is the same height as a 12 story building. It was able to seat 50,000 spectators.

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The last known gladiatorial fight was on January 1, 404 A.D.

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Saint Telemachus was a monk. He tried to stop a gladiatorial fight and was killed by the crowd. However the emperor at the time, Honorius was spurred by the monks action and it caused him to try and create a historic ban on gladiatorial fights.

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The coliseum is still standing today as an amphitheater in Rome, Italy. It is one of the main tourist attractions, and sometimes it's used for religious ceremonies.

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Most of the time gladiators were slaves that were bought for these fights, prisoners from war, or criminals that had to fight other criminals.

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There was a total of about 400,000 lives lost in these gladiatorial fights.