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Usually it was up to the audience, although high-ranking officials who attended the games could make the final decision.
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In gladiatorial games the gladiator was usually expected to .?
DIE
What happened to a gladiator when they lost?
After losing, the crowd would show their opinion of whether or not they wanted him to die by turning their thumbs up or down. Ultimately, it was up to whoever hosted the games to decide if the gladiator lived or died. Usually, he would do whatever would please the crowd.
How did islands help the development of Rome?
IT HELPED YOU DIE
How did gladiators die?
they can get stabbed in combat and die from their wounds, or if they did not put up a good fight and lost, their opponent could get permission to kill them. Some of them were able to retire and died of natural causes.
What did gladiators do before fighting?
According to Wikipedia: The now famous gladiatorial salute "Ave Caesar, morituri te salutant" or "Hail Caesar, they who are about to die salute you" is another product of movies. This salute was only mentioned by Suetonius (Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Claudius, XXI, 12­14) as happening once, spoken by condemned men (damnati) to Claudius at a naumachia (a staged naval battle) and they used the word "imperator" (Emperor) not Caesar.
What were the possible outcomes in the Roman Gladiator games?
They either die, or live to fight another day. They could also gain their freedom or release from their gladiatorial oath.
What was the roman emperor's role at the colosseum?
He (or she) decided if the gladiator would live or die with a thumbs up or a thumbs down.
Did Maximus die at the end of Gladiator?
Yes he did!
In gladiatorial games the gladiator was usually expected to .?
DIE
When did commodus die in the movie gladiator?
the very end
Why did slaves have to be chosen as a gladiator?
Slaves had to be chosen as a gladiator well because they had nothing to do they we're beat up and they would be dead already and if they fought as a gladiator then they we're suppose to die.
When was the Thracian gladiator born and when did he Die?
The Thracian gladiator was Spartacus. He was born around 109 BC and died in 71 BC.
What role did the emperor play in the Roman games?
They sat and watched. If one gladiator had another at his mercy, the people would hold out their thumbs to indicate whether they wanted the gladiator to be spared or not. The emperor then gave the final verdict based on popular vote.
Do tortoises live in sewers?
probaly no, but they could live there, or maybe they could even die.
Who said 'plan as if you'd live forever and live as if you'd die today'?
You probably mean:"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."It is a quote byMahatma Gandhi.
Who said Go into battle determined to die and you will live?
It's an old Samurai saying: "Go into battle determined to die, and you will surely live. Go into battle hoping to live, and you will surely die."
Who said if you know how to live then you know how to die if you learn to die they you learn know how live?
From an old film named 'Tuesdays whith Morrie'.
