Gladiators Assignment by Janeiry Copeland https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y Janeiry Copeland en-us 2020-12-08 15:29:42 UTC 2025-10-29 10:58:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2694.png Who were gladiators? jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998533994 A gladiator (Latin: gladiator, "swordsman", from gladius, "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. ... The origin of gladiatorial combat is open to debate.

]]> 2020-12-08 15:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998533994 Why did gladiators fight? jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998538277 In ancient Rome, gladiator fights occurred as a form of entertainment (like modern day sports). Gladiators would fight to the death, sometimes accompanied by animals, to entertain the masses of Rome.

]]> 2020-12-08 15:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998538277 Who would watch gladiators? jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998540375 The games were so popular that successful gladiators could become extremely rich and very famous. As a result, while most gladiators were condemned criminals, slaves or prisoners of war, some were freedmen who chose to fight, either as a way to achieve fame and fortune, or simply because they enjoyed it.

]]> 2020-12-08 15:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998540375 types of gladiators jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998542598 Retiarius, Secutor, Samnite, Provocator, Murmillo, Thraex, Eques, Hoplomachus, Andabata, Dimachaerus, Essedarius, Meridiani, Gladiatrix, Cestus.

]]> 2020-12-08 15:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998542598 training procedures jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998546287 Calisthenics or body weight exercises were a huge part of gladiator training. Common calisthenics exercises that were also performed by gladiators include: push ups, sit-ups, lunges, jumping jacks, crunches, pull ups, squats, dips, planks…

]]> 2020-12-08 15:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998546287 techniques of fighting jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998548979 As the two gladiators circle each other, each knows that his objective is to maim or trap his opponent rather than to kill him quickly. What's more, the fight must last long enough to please the crowd. The gladiators jab swords and swing maces. They sweat in the hot sun.

]]> 2020-12-08 15:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998548979 weapons used in battle jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998551219 Weapons used by some gladiators included knives and swords, shields, and helmets. The use of the weapons was taught at a professional school called a ludus.

]]> 2020-12-08 15:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998551219 Cestus jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998586108 An example of what cestus would look like]]> 2020-12-08 15:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998586108 Gladiatrix jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998606330 An example]]> 2020-12-08 15:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998606330 Meridiani jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998619280 2020-12-08 15:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998619280 Essedarius jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998627750 2020-12-08 15:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998627750 Dimachaerus jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998630765 2020-12-08 15:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998630765 Andabata jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998641006 2020-12-08 15:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998641006 Hoplomachus jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998643515 2020-12-08 15:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998643515 Eques jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998648945 2020-12-08 15:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998648945 Thraex jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998666547 2020-12-08 15:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998666547 Secutor jc119662 https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998680669 2020-12-08 15:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jc119662/g6jkd544z8wube4y/wish/998680669