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Roman Gladiators

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History

 

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January 24, 2016

 

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For the most part they were prisoners taken in war, slaves, or the worst classes of criminals. When a gladiator was disabled or disarmed, the spectators turned up their thumbs to indicate that the vanquished man should be spared. If they turned their thumbs down, he was to be slain. The successful fighter was at first rewarded with a palm branch...
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In later years, however, it became the custom to add to this rich and valuable presents and a prize of money. The custom of giving gladiatorial shows seems to have been borrowed from the Etruscans, who sacrificed slaves and prisoners on the tombs of illustrious chieftains. The first combat in Roman history took place in 264 BC, and the fashion rapidly spread...
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