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Victim or Hero?

Gladiator History

The first gladiators were three slaves forced to fight to the death to honor a deceased relative. But soon the emporor started public gladiatorial games and the wealthy used them to show their power and influence in the community. Slaves, criminals, condemned men, and bankrupt romans all could end up in the arena.

Hero

Some people explain gladiators heroes and I never understood why. Now, while researching, I finally found the reasons. The first thing that I found was how graffiti and posters of famous gladiators were unearthed in Pompeii and Herculaneum depicting incredible fights. Another article tells how veteran gladiators would be begged to return to the arena for large amounts of money. The final reason I saw to support gladiators as heroes is the fact that when they talk about their profession they do so without shame, apology, or resentment.

Victim

Gladiators are categorized as victims of the slaughter-like fights in ancient Rome where two highly trained fighters fought to the death. The first fact to support this is because the emperors wanted blood to please the crowd, it was a gladiator's duty to die. My second fact is how trainers will threaten the gladiators because if the gladiators don't at least put up a good fight it makes the trainer look bad. The final information to support gladiators being victims is based on the faint glimmer of hope for freedom that the gladiators had and how cruel it was for them because only the greatest gladiators could reach it.

I Believe that Gladiators are Both Heroes and Victims

Heroes and Victims

I believe that gladistors were heroes and victims for a few reasons, some from text and the rest from common knoledge. They are all victims because are forced to either kill or to be killed for entertainment. Although, the famous gladiators are like heroes to the romans in much the same way as any great athelete in modern times is to us because they give us something to root for and something to strive to be. That is why I believe gladiators can be heroes and victims.

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Gladiator Articles: Were Gladiators Heroes or Victims?

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Gladiator Articles: Were Gladiators Heroes or Victims?

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This article is about the downfalls of being a gladiator
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gladiators.htm

Warrior Slaves : http://spotlightenglish.com/listen/warrior-slaves

This interactive text asks students to step into the shoes of a gladiator
http://www.salariya.com/web_books/gladiator/index.html

This article is about who became gladiators, the various types that
existed, where they lived, how they trained, the rules of the fight, and
what ancient people thought of them
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/gladiators_01.shtml

An article from the Women of Action Network on female gladiators and
the necessity of this choice --note the issue of slant/credibility
http://www.woa.tv/articles/hi_gladiators.html

This article takes the stance that gladiator fights perpetuated violence
http://www.historytoday.com/keith-hopkins/murderous-games-gladiatorial-contests-ancient-rome

For Further Research:
This article looks at how a German archaeologist has deciphered the great stadium's complex stagecraft for entertainment
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Secrets-of-the-Colosseum.html?c=y&page=1

This article presents the history of how gladiator fights came to be
and how they are different from what we see in modern day movies
http://www.unrv.com/culture/gladiator.php

This article shares the effects of the Colosseum, both positive and negative.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/roman_entertainment.htm

This article compares football to gladiators
http://www.wired.com/geekmom/2011/02/the-nfl-is-our-modern-day-gladiator-sport-a-good-thing/

This recent news article discusses gladiator fights as part of the common thread that linked ancient Rome together.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/09/110913-gladiator-school-austria-roman-ancient-walmarts-science/