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Roman Gladiators
264 B.C. – 404 A.D.
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Origin of Gladiator Matches
• Originated as tributes paid to dead ancestors• Connected to funerals
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First Gladiators
• First gladiator match in 264 B.C.• Staged by Marcus and Decimus Junius Brutus• Used three pairs of slaves• Match happened in the Forum Broarium• Tribute to Junius Brutus
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Gladiators’ new purpose
• After becoming more popular later turned into public entertainment.
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Spectators
• Original matches were done in open spaces• As the matches became more popular larger
and permanent structures were built• Example was the colosseum, which held
around 40,000 to 60,000 spectators
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Gladiator Training
• Trained in schools called “LudI”• 4 ludI in Rome• Interesting fact: The school located in Capua is
where the slave rebellion of Spartacus started
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Gladiator Recruits
• Most of the time they were prisoners of war, criminals, or slaves
• Some free born decided to become gladiators
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Gladiator Oath
• Called sacramentum gladiatorium• Oath swore, “I will endure to be burned, to be
bound, to be beaten, and to be killed by the sword”
• All gladiators had to swear the oath