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Gladiator Fights

jemullen — 2013-12-11 13:54:11 UTC

One of the most common was the gladiator fights, that was when two people who commited crimes (or wanted to) had to fight to the death.

jemullen — 2013-12-11 13:55:57 UTC

What were popular forms of entertainment?

jemullen — 2013-12-11 14:05:35 UTC

Most forms of entertainment were staged at the Colosseum.

jemullen — 2013-12-12 13:33:00 UTC

Most educated Romans went to theatre instead of the Colosseum.

jemullen — 2013-12-12 14:03:40 UTC

They also had animal circus acts where they made animals do tricks for the crowd.

jemullen — 2013-12-12 14:06:28 UTC

Wild cats, buffaloes, bears, and elephants were kept under the Colosseum in cages and later they'd have to fight each other.

jemullen — 2013-12-13 13:37:06 UTC

Animals were secondary to the show, most people came to see people fight.

jemullen — 2013-12-13 13:39:15 UTC

All gladiator fights wern't had in the Colosseum but some could have been in the small amphitheatres in Roman Brittain.

jemullen — 2013-12-13 13:44:34 UTC

It kept the unemployed people and everyone else happy.

jemullen — 2013-12-13 13:52:49 UTC

They also liked a lot of leisure time.

jemullen — 2013-12-13 13:56:19 UTC

There were eight chariot tracks in Rome.

jemullen — 2013-12-13 13:58:27 UTC

The chariots were usually driven by slaves.

jemullen — 2013-12-13 14:04:18 UTC

Rich Romans enjoyed eating a wide variety of foods and dishes.

jemullen — 2013-12-13 14:06:55 UTC

The chariots traveled really quickly because they were light but that made the races very dangorous and there were many injuries.