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/