Role Of Gladiators In Roman Society

As one of the most historic and famous ancient cities of all time, Rome was successful and flourishing through their efficient and militaristic society. Seizing an enormous amount of land throughout its history, Rome worked efficiently and is known for its effective strategies of living and militaristic actions (Perry). With such an enormous amount of land and power throughout the world, the Roman society was a very militaristic one. In order to keep their immense power throughout the world, violence, discipline, and death acted as huge part of Roman society and life. In military combat frequently, Rome provided a lot war and violence to its citizens. In times of peace, however, Rome needed something to uphold this militaristic society: Gladiators …show more content…
Gladiators in Rome usually consisted of a criminals, but mainly slaves or war prisoners, as they were an important part of the Roman society (Perry). Although gladiators were mainly criminals, slaves, or war prisoners, they were treated as very famous or even sexual figures. Nevertheless, a large majority of these criminals were captured or Roman defeated victims after battle. Rome was a cruel society as brutality was built into its culture in private life, as well as in public shows. The tone in this iconic Roman society was set by military discipline and slavery (Perry). Winning their huge empire by discipline and control, this Roman civilization was devoted to war and the mass participation of citizens in battle. Nevertheless, Gladiators and Gladiatorial games acted as a byproduct of war, discipline, and death. Throughout the existence of the most famous ancient city of Rome, gladiators and gladiatorial games directly reflected the brutal and warlike society of the time as they played an important role in the lives of every Roman …show more content…
Consider how they who have been well-disciplined prefer to accept a blow than ignominiously avoid it! How often it is made clear that they consider nothing other than the satisfaction of their master or the people! Even when they are covered with wounds they send a messenger to their master to inquire his will (cite) showing how much gladiators went through and how they just fought and didn’t complain (Cicero). As seen through this excerpt, gladiators were very envied and admired for several qualities, such as their bravery, courage, and grit. Furthermore, gladiators were even looked as, by the public, famous figures and, in some cases, sexual figures. Nevertheless, gladiators lived as sexual and famous figures, or celebrities, even given their poor social status and their grueling