https://padlet.com/yb123935/xa067ty9le7vqznb Made with an open mind en-us 2020-12-10 00:34:45 UTC 2024-10-29 19:47:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5e1.png yb123935 https://padlet.com/yb123935/xa067ty9le7vqznb/wish/1004552407 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.
Gladiatorial bouts were originally part of funeral ceremonies. Many ancient chroniclers described the Roman games as an import from the Etruscan, but most historians now argue that gladiator fights got their start as a blood rite staged at the funerals of wealthy nobles.]]> 2020-12-10 00:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/yb123935/xa067ty9le7vqznb/wish/1004552407 yb123935 https://padlet.com/yb123935/xa067ty9le7vqznb/wish/1004562971 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

]]> 2020-12-10 00:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/yb123935/xa067ty9le7vqznb/wish/1004562971 yb123935 https://padlet.com/yb123935/xa067ty9le7vqznb/wish/1004564914 678543219918273645A gladiator 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. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their lives and their legal and social standing by appearing in the arena.🤗]]> 2020-12-10 00:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/yb123935/xa067ty9le7vqznb/wish/1004564914 yb123935 https://padlet.com/yb123935/xa067ty9le7vqznb/wish/1004591915 2020-12-10 01:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/yb123935/xa067ty9le7vqznb/wish/1004591915 yb123935 https://padlet.com/yb123935/xa067ty9le7vqznb/wish/1004592311 2020-12-10 01:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/yb123935/xa067ty9le7vqznb/wish/1004592311