Gladiator

By forcing the prisoners to play the game/fight in the arena, the war captives were basically being executed in a way of a game. The gladiators who fought in the Colosseum were trained to fight. Any prisoner forced to fight, most likely, wouldn’t stand a chance against a gladiator who had been trained under certain circumstances and with certain weaponry. Another similarity between the two is that the prisoners of war were forced to participate in the activities…

All Romans were bored before the Colosseum was built (Colosseum .org pg.46).Once the Colosseum was destroyed society blamed it on the Christians (Scott Stemends pg.410).The Colosseum flooded so that the gladiators could react battles (YouTube).The Colosseum was the site of cruel sporting (YouTube).Titus told the slaves and workers to pick up the pace so that Vespasian would see the Colosseum finished (Scott Stemend pg.466). Christians were in the…

CONNECTIONS REPORT My connection, not giving up, is shown through these four texts: A Knight’s Tale (directed by Brian Helgeland), Gladiator (directed by Ridley Scott), The Help (directed by Tate Taylor) and 127 Hours (directed by Danny Boyle). A Knight’s Tale shows the connection not giving up when the main character, (William, a young squire with a gift for jousting) forges genealogy documents in order to enter a jousting competition. Despite not being a knight, he gains popularity and wins…

The Romans set many standards for people that have lasted through time. The Roman Empire lasted over 500 years and has left the world with the many developments. These developments include roads, calendar, flushing toilets, sewers, architecture, and the love for watching people compete. The romans many monuments to showcase the power of Rome and give the people entertainment. Many of these monuments can still be found today. The Romans created many things that the world can wonder at. The Romans…

Many people know at least a little bit about the fact that Rome had gladiator fights, and most assume that the fights were all to the death, and therefore Romans were bloodthirsty. For the Romans, these fights were simply not seen in this way. Fighting during the time of Ancient Rome was very common, and most people—men—had…

contrast to slaves, criminals and other outcasts. For the munera sponsors, these games were an opportunity to gain favour with the people by providing entertainment, as well as allowing their collective voice to be heard regarding the fate on gladiators and convicts. The peoples approval of the events reflected positively on the sponsor, while discontent reflected negatively. Sponsors competed with each other through public support, which was related to the amount of money spent to fund the…

When someone hears or reads the word “hero” people tend to start with the thought of a super hero, such as Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Captain America and countless other super heroes. That is fine except you are thinking of super heroes. True heroes don’t have any special ability. This is pointed out quite clearly in Robert Ray’s “The Thematic Paradigm.” Ray also argues that movie heroes that are from an American background can be classified as either official heroes, outlaw heroes, or a…

Aelia S.P.D. Lolliae I was wondering if you would like to attend the ludi circenses with me next week? There will be all sorts of events going on including the famous chariot races and gladiator fights. Did you know that these games occur roughly 10 to 12 times a year and are held by the emperor? The emperor holds them in order to distract the poor and unemployed from their miserable lives in the hopes that they won’t revolt against him. You know we’re unemployed so technically we could go to…

Social Interaction within the Roman Empire Daily Life in the Roman Empire, a text by varying authors and The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Christopher Kelly outlined the seemingly endless opportunities for social interaction within Rome. The plentiful leisure vents and public bathing helped mark the Roman Empire as one of the largest social hubs of its time. One of the major sources of entertainment was the Circus. An estimated 20-25% of the Roman population was able to attend the…

Director, Darren Aronofsky, transforms the biblical story of Noah’s Arc into a dark, chilling story of undeniable faith, great ambition, and tells a tale of horrifying terrors implemented on a human-invested world by an almighty God. Many have grown up hearing the traditional story of how God ordered a man and his family to build a large arc, so that they, along with two of every animal in the world, would survive a world cleansing flood. The image of a happy, Christian family floating on water…