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Gladiator Fighting
Stadiums called amphitheatres (e.g the Colosseum) were used for entertainment as wild animals such tigers and bears were used to fight against prisoners or slaves from North Africa. The wild animals were kept in the underground dungeons of the Colosseum and were starved for weeks until they were let out to fight the gladiators. The Plebians (poor) and the Patricians (rich) in the audience would decide if the gladiator should live or die by putting their thumbs up or thumbs down. If there were more thumbs up then thumbs down the gladiator would live but if there are more thumbs down than up the gladiator would lay there until the wild animal salvaged him do death.
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How did people worship dionysus?
by having gladiator fights.
What was the coloseum used for?
The Colosseum was used to hold gladiator fights.
Where did the word gladiator come from?
The word 'gladiator' is Latin for 'swordsman.' It comes from the root word ' gladius' meaning 'sword.' Gladiator fights were a form of entertainment in Ancient Rome.
Did Romans wear glasses?
No but it was rumoured that Nero Caesar, had an emerald that was carved for him to watch gladiator fights, it [looking through emerald] was said to be very refreshing .
Who came up with the idea of gladiator fights?
Gladiatorial fights were originally held in the Italian area of Campania as a religious celebration of their victory over the Samnites. This, according to Livy, was in 310 BC. It wasn't until 246 BC that they appeared in Rome, as a religious duty to the dead.
