The gladiator was an armed fighter, who fought in the arenas to entertain audiences thought-out the Roman Empire from 264AD-404CE. “The term gladiator derives from the Latin gladiatores in reference to their principal weapon the gladius or short sword.” The majority of the gladiators were slaves fighting against other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. The origins of gladiators and the gladiator games are often disputed, but gladiators were believed to have started from the Etruscan civilization for religious purposes. For the Roman Empire, the “gladiator games were an opportunity for Emperors and rich aristocrats to display their wealth to the populace, to commemorate military victories, mark visits from important officials,
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The TV series Spartacus describes how Spartacus and the rebellion that he started represents a stand for the end of oppression and slavery. In the 1960s, a movie produced about the gladiator Spartacus “has been associated, despite its complicated production and reception history, with the emancipatory politics of the 1960s.” The connection between the Civil Rights Movement and Spartacus was that they both fought against what was considered a superior power at the time for their freedom. That resonates with modern society in a way which “the connection Deleuze draws between the American cinema and the drive to narrate the birth of the nation-civilization rings especially true for the tradition of the Roman epic, for Hollywood films set in ancient Rome have become an important part of the historical capital of modern US culture.” Due to the modern times, the change in gender roles became apparent in Starz Spartacus than previous Spartacus movies or TV shows. Changing ancient stories in order to fit with the modern era from the ways of thinking to historic events. Especially when it comes to the changes in gender from when gender roles were strict in the earlier years in the way that gender is thought of as more fluid. “Therefore, Spartacus operates as a platform for social equality …show more content…
Gladiators like Spartacus, a soldier turned slave and eventually rebelled against Rome was one of the more famous Gladiators. They were trained fighters who fought in the Roman arenas to amuse the crowds during certain events like funerals to upcoming elections that prestigious citizens sponsored in order to gain popularity. Gladiators wore different types of armor, with different weapons, reflecting often the battles that Rome fought against in the different areas where the gladiators came from. In Starz Spartacus, the Gladiators played a huge role in not only portraying the everyday life of a gladiator, but in the life of the owner of the ludus where gladiators like Spartacus trained. Gladiators were a valued asset and the owners hoped to get a good return unlike in gladiatorial films and TV shows which depict gladiators as disposable. It was not all glory for them they had to earn it by proving themselves in the arena and living to tell the tale. Although, not all stories were accurate, because they were often lost over time or not even recorded in the first place. Many gladiators’ histories were often lost, except what was recorded on their tombstone. Producers often added new characters, changed minor details to the story to fill in the missing pieces, or implicated the views they have on certain issues that are happening during that time
The TV series Spartacus describes how Spartacus and the rebellion that he started represents a stand for the end of oppression and slavery. In the 1960s, a movie produced about the gladiator Spartacus “has been associated, despite its complicated production and reception history, with the emancipatory politics of the 1960s.” The connection between the Civil Rights Movement and Spartacus was that they both fought against what was considered a superior power at the time for their freedom. That resonates with modern society in a way which “the connection Deleuze draws between the American cinema and the drive to narrate the birth of the nation-civilization rings especially true for the tradition of the Roman epic, for Hollywood films set in ancient Rome have become an important part of the historical capital of modern US culture.” Due to the modern times, the change in gender roles became apparent in Starz Spartacus than previous Spartacus movies or TV shows. Changing ancient stories in order to fit with the modern era from the ways of thinking to historic events. Especially when it comes to the changes in gender from when gender roles were strict in the earlier years in the way that gender is thought of as more fluid. “Therefore, Spartacus operates as a platform for social equality …show more content…
Gladiators like Spartacus, a soldier turned slave and eventually rebelled against Rome was one of the more famous Gladiators. They were trained fighters who fought in the Roman arenas to amuse the crowds during certain events like funerals to upcoming elections that prestigious citizens sponsored in order to gain popularity. Gladiators wore different types of armor, with different weapons, reflecting often the battles that Rome fought against in the different areas where the gladiators came from. In Starz Spartacus, the Gladiators played a huge role in not only portraying the everyday life of a gladiator, but in the life of the owner of the ludus where gladiators like Spartacus trained. Gladiators were a valued asset and the owners hoped to get a good return unlike in gladiatorial films and TV shows which depict gladiators as disposable. It was not all glory for them they had to earn it by proving themselves in the arena and living to tell the tale. Although, not all stories were accurate, because they were often lost over time or not even recorded in the first place. Many gladiators’ histories were often lost, except what was recorded on their tombstone. Producers often added new characters, changed minor details to the story to fill in the missing pieces, or implicated the views they have on certain issues that are happening during that time