Gladiators 110308224113 Phpapp01
Gladiators 110308224113 Phpapp01
Gladiators 110308224113 Phpapp01
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Gladius means short sword:
How the came up with the word gladiator
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Gladiator life: They would train
• Gladiators are
slaves, criminals,
and war captives.
• The gladiators
would train for
their specific type
of fighting style.
• Later the citizens
would be gladiators for fame, glory, and to get 4
Gladiator school (Ludus Magnus)
Were the training took place
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Roman Sandals:
The slaves had very cheap material
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The Roman Colosseum:
Where the games took place
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There are many types of gladiators:
from light to heavy armor, from swords to spears
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Types of Gladiators:
Andabatae (sight restricted gladiators)
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Bestiarii: are beast fighter
(wild animals)
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Bustuarii Gladiators:
compete at funerals to death
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Cataphractarius Gladiators:
Fight on horse for their country
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Dimachaerus Gladiators:
Fought with two swords
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Eques Gladiators:
Fought on horse with a spear
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Gallus Gladiators:
Heavy armored fighters
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Essedari Gladiators:
That fight on a horse chariot
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Hoplomachi Gladiators:
were heavly armed
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Laquerarii Gladiator:
Weapon is a Lasso
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Murmillones Gladiators:
who fights the Retiarii (net-fighter)
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Naumachiarii Gladiators:
Sea battle reenactments
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Paegniarius Gladiators:
Fight wild animals with a whip
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Praegenarii Gladiator:
Fight with wooden swords for the crowd
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Provocatores Gladiators:
Were the challengers
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Retiarii Gladiators:
Fought with equipment as a fisherman
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Rudiarius Gladiators:
They won their freedom
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Sagittarius Gladiators:
Use bow and arrows on horses
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Samnite Gladiators:
Have large shields and plumed helmets
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Secutor Gladiators:
Have two small eye holes
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Scissores Gladiators:
Are heavy armored and fight with a sword that looks like scissors.
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Tertiarius Gladiators:
Are subtitutes
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Thracian Gladiators:
Fought with a curved sword
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Velites Gladiators:
In groups with spears
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Venatores Gladiators:
Fought against groups of wild animals
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Female Gladiators (gladiatrices)
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Famous Gladiator:
Spartacus
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Famous Gladiator:
Roman Emperor Commodus
• Fought in many battles
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Famous Gladiator:
Flamma was able to be a rudis and still chose to be a gladiator
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Entry to the arena
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Reprieve the gladiator
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Pollice Verso: (Reprieve the gladiator)
Thumbs up or down decides
your fate
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Death of a gladiator
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