https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q en-us 2017-02-14 18:42:49 UTC 2026-03-15 19:32:48 UTC hello@padlet.com timothyjbolt https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/153836370 but not all gladiators were slaves they were people who commited crimes free men started to sign up for gladiator fights]]> 2017-02-14 19:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/153836370 tristinlmead https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/153837031 beloved by the masses they were scorned by the elites,roman gladiators were the working class heros of antiquity.]]> 2017-02-14 19:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/153837031 timothyjbolt https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/153837705  When distinguished aristocrats died, their families would hold graveside bouts between slaves or condemned prisoners as a kind of macabre eulogy for the virtues the person had demonstrated in life. ]]> 2017-02-14 19:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/153837705 timothyjbolt https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/153839097 once a gladiator was badly hurt they would probably stop the fight]]> 2017-02-14 19:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/153839097 tristinlmead https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/154619138 2017-02-17 15:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/154619138 timothyjbolt https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/154619488 gladiators were trained slaves who would fight in a  Colosseum for entertainment. They would fight eitheir another gladiator or animals. ]]> 2017-02-17 15:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/154619488 tristinlmead https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/154657461 the bouts that were fought by the gladiators were going on for 650 years!]]> 2017-02-17 17:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/154657461 tristinlmead https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/154658373 they didn't always fight to the death like the tv shows and holly wood movies were incorrect with the bloody violence  but most fights were operated under fairly strict rules and regulations. Contests were typically single combat between two men of similar size and experience. Referees oversaw the action]]> 2017-02-17 17:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/154658373 tristinlmead https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/154663797 Historians are not sure when women first suited up to fight as gladiators, but by the 1st century A.D. they had become a common fixture at the games. These lady warriors may not have been taken seriously in the patriarchal Roman culture—the Emperor Domitian enjoyed pitting women against dwarves—but a few appear to have proven themselves in single combat. A marble relief dating to around the 2nd century A.D. depicts a bout between two women dubbed “Amazon” and “Achillia,” whom the inscription says fought to an honorable draw. Women also joined in the animal hunts, but their stint in the arena may have come to an end around 200 A.D., when the Emperor Septimius Severus banned their participation in the games.]]> 2017-02-17 18:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/154663797 tristinlmead https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/154664613 Hosting gladiator games was an easy way for Roman emperors to win the love of the people, but a few took it a step further and actually participated in combat. Several rulers performed in the arena including Caligula, Titus and Hadrian—though most likely under highly controlled conditions or with dull blades. A deadeye with a spear, the deranged Emperor Commodus often tried to wow the crowds by killing bears and panthers from the safety of a raised platform. He also competed in a few gladiator fights, though usually against inexperienced fighters ]]> 2017-02-17 18:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tristinlmead/stwta5l6c92q/wish/154664613