Stereotypes In Gladiator Fights

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Romans fought to amuse others. These things included gladiator fights and chariot races. These games where very costly. Rome citizens who fought in gladiator fights included slaves and criminals. In gladiator fight there where to men, that would fight with each other until the other one died. Another game, was chariot races. In this game, a man was tied to a chariot that was pulled by four horses. One of the most brutal tracks was the Circus Maximus, where there were 180 degree turns. As you can see on Rome they loved Entertainment.

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