Z’Antyler Foster-Hooks
Ms.Massey
English 3
[Date]
The life of a gladiator
How was the life of a gladiator the most vicious art of savagery? You would not believe the harsh conditions they had to live in. Just the sport itself was so deadly and insane. I do not know how anyone could play, let alone survive the games. This is the life of a gladiator.
Life of a Gladiator - New Recruits
The Life of a Gladiator could be strict and harsh, especially for new recruits to the gladiator schools. During the period of the Roman Republic the newly recruited Gladiators were at first conscripted to the gladiator schools from slaves, criminals and prisoners of war. They had no choice. They were forced into the roles of gladiators The way …show more content…
They rarely made it past the age of thirty, and if they did they would have enough money to buy their freedom. Thousands of gladiators died at a very young age and did not have a headstone, so there is no telling how young the average gladiator really was. Life of a Gladiator - Different Types of Gladiators
When a new recruit, called a novicius entered one of the gladiators schools he was assessed by the lanista (owner of the school), a doctor and the trainers. He would first be checked by a medici (a doctor, not to be confused with the doctors) to ensure he was fit. Their physique would be assessed and a decision made as to what type of gladiator he would be trained as in the gladiator school. Would his physique be suited to wearing heavy armor or would light armor be preferable? At first the majority of gladiators were taken as prisoners of war. Their ethnic background was reflected in the type of gladiator they would be and they would wear the armor and use the weapons of their homeland. Thus, some were called Thracians, Gallus and Samnites. As time moved on into the era of the Roman Empire old enemies became allies and gladiators were named according to the type of fights they fought in or the weapons they used e.g. Bestiarii (Beast Fighters) or Retiarii (Net Fighters). The lanista and the trainers of the gladiator school made the decision how they would be trained and the type of gladiator that …show more content…
Sometimes a gladiator would start out dirt poor but get so good that he became a celebrity of ancient times. He would be famous and have a lot of riches, so that made more people want to become a gladiator. Everybody wanted to be famous and have riches so they were willing to take the risk of death to obtain the fame and riches. The games was the very foundation of Roman entertainment. If you were a Roman you would be in the Coliseum consistently for the fights. That was one of the only forms of entertainment back then and the Romans took full advantage of the games. They would create story lines to entertain the people and keep them interested in the games. It would be stories of a damsel in distress or a well know gladiator going to save a city. It would be stories of slaves escaping. Like in the story of Spartacus. He was a Thracian gladiator who led the slave war in Italy. No one knows when or where he was born. He died in seventy-one B.C. He went to gladiator school. The Gnaaes Lentulus Batiatus, it was located in Capua. He and seventy other slaves escaped in seventy-three B.C. They had escaped to M. Vesuvius. They had got assistance from Crixus and Venomaos .They groomed a really undercut group of warriors into a first class fighting force. The Romans did not think nothing of it so they had a slow reaction to the uprising. More slave
Ms.Massey
English 3
[Date]
The life of a gladiator
How was the life of a gladiator the most vicious art of savagery? You would not believe the harsh conditions they had to live in. Just the sport itself was so deadly and insane. I do not know how anyone could play, let alone survive the games. This is the life of a gladiator.
Life of a Gladiator - New Recruits
The Life of a Gladiator could be strict and harsh, especially for new recruits to the gladiator schools. During the period of the Roman Republic the newly recruited Gladiators were at first conscripted to the gladiator schools from slaves, criminals and prisoners of war. They had no choice. They were forced into the roles of gladiators The way …show more content…
They rarely made it past the age of thirty, and if they did they would have enough money to buy their freedom. Thousands of gladiators died at a very young age and did not have a headstone, so there is no telling how young the average gladiator really was. Life of a Gladiator - Different Types of Gladiators
When a new recruit, called a novicius entered one of the gladiators schools he was assessed by the lanista (owner of the school), a doctor and the trainers. He would first be checked by a medici (a doctor, not to be confused with the doctors) to ensure he was fit. Their physique would be assessed and a decision made as to what type of gladiator he would be trained as in the gladiator school. Would his physique be suited to wearing heavy armor or would light armor be preferable? At first the majority of gladiators were taken as prisoners of war. Their ethnic background was reflected in the type of gladiator they would be and they would wear the armor and use the weapons of their homeland. Thus, some were called Thracians, Gallus and Samnites. As time moved on into the era of the Roman Empire old enemies became allies and gladiators were named according to the type of fights they fought in or the weapons they used e.g. Bestiarii (Beast Fighters) or Retiarii (Net Fighters). The lanista and the trainers of the gladiator school made the decision how they would be trained and the type of gladiator that …show more content…
Sometimes a gladiator would start out dirt poor but get so good that he became a celebrity of ancient times. He would be famous and have a lot of riches, so that made more people want to become a gladiator. Everybody wanted to be famous and have riches so they were willing to take the risk of death to obtain the fame and riches. The games was the very foundation of Roman entertainment. If you were a Roman you would be in the Coliseum consistently for the fights. That was one of the only forms of entertainment back then and the Romans took full advantage of the games. They would create story lines to entertain the people and keep them interested in the games. It would be stories of a damsel in distress or a well know gladiator going to save a city. It would be stories of slaves escaping. Like in the story of Spartacus. He was a Thracian gladiator who led the slave war in Italy. No one knows when or where he was born. He died in seventy-one B.C. He went to gladiator school. The Gnaaes Lentulus Batiatus, it was located in Capua. He and seventy other slaves escaped in seventy-three B.C. They had escaped to M. Vesuvius. They had got assistance from Crixus and Venomaos .They groomed a really undercut group of warriors into a first class fighting force. The Romans did not think nothing of it so they had a slow reaction to the uprising. More slave