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A gladiator was a fighter in ancient Rome who entertained spectators in Roman arenas and amphitheatres. He fought against other gladiators and animals. For more than six centuries gladiatorial fights  and used a shieldhow to usein the third century B.Clet them starvethat they wanted himthey continuedthey were killed by the beaststo become famousto survive a fightwere a part of Roman lifewere heldwere respected in Roman societywhen fighting in the arenawho often fought. Thousands of citizens went to the stadiums to see their heroes  and used a shieldhow to usein the third century B.Clet them starvethat they wanted himthey continuedthey were killed by the beaststo become famousto survive a fightwere a part of Roman lifewere heldwere respected in Roman societywhen fighting in the arenawho often fought until death.

Although they were not regarded as highly as professional soldiers, gladiators  and used a shieldhow to usein the third century B.Clet them starvethat they wanted himthey continuedthey were killed by the beaststo become famousto survive a fightwere a part of Roman lifewere heldwere respected in Roman societywhen fighting in the arenawho often fought. They were often slaves or prisoners who were bought by a manager. He sent them to special gladiator schools where they were trained to fight in a professional way, much like today’s athletes. In these schools gladiators were shown  and used a shieldhow to usein the third century B.Clet them starvethat they wanted himthey continuedthey were killed by the beaststo become famousto survive a fightwere a part of Roman lifewere heldwere respected in Roman societywhen fighting in the arenawho often fought various weapons and, above all, how to survive. Gladiators were paid if they managed  and used a shieldhow to usein the third century B.Clet them starvethat they wanted himthey continuedthey were killed by the beaststo become famousto survive a fightwere a part of Roman lifewere heldwere respected in Roman societywhen fighting in the arenawho often fought. After five years under their manager they were set free.

Gladiators had to take an oath. They promised to obey their masters and show bravery  and used a shieldhow to usein the third century B.Clet them starvethat they wanted himthey continuedthey were killed by the beaststo become famousto survive a fightwere a part of Roman lifewere heldwere respected in Roman societywhen fighting in the arenawho often fought. Everyone could volunteer to become a gladiator. Sometimes free men became gladiators because they wanted  and used a shieldhow to usein the third century B.Clet them starvethat they wanted himthey continuedthey were killed by the beaststo become famousto survive a fightwere a part of Roman lifewere heldwere respected in Roman societywhen fighting in the arenawho often fought.

The first fights were held in Rome  and used a shieldhow to usein the third century B.Clet them starvethat they wanted himthey continuedthey were killed by the beaststo become famousto survive a fightwere a part of Roman lifewere heldwere respected in Roman societywhen fighting in the arenawho often fought. A famous Roman citizen organized the first fights in a cattle market. As the events became more popular, many people came to see them. Later on, the most famous fights  and used a shieldhow to usein the third century B.Clet them starvethat they wanted himthey continuedthey were killed by the beaststo become famousto survive a fightwere a part of Roman lifewere heldwere respected in Roman societywhen fighting in the arenawho often fought in the Coliseum, which held thousands of spectators at that time. In 325 A.D. gladiatorial fights were banned by Emperor Constantine I, but  and used a shieldhow to usein the third century B.Clet them starvethat they wanted himthey continuedthey were killed by the beaststo become famousto survive a fightwere a part of Roman lifewere heldwere respected in Roman societywhen fighting in the arenawho often fought into the 5th century.

Gladiators often fought wild animals, like bears, bulls or lions. These animals were brought to Rome from exotic places. The Romans treated the animals badly and  and used a shieldhow to usein the third century B.Clet them starvethat they wanted himthey continuedthey were killed by the beaststo become famousto survive a fightwere a part of Roman lifewere heldwere respected in Roman societywhen fighting in the arenawho often fought, so they were very aggressive and hungry before the fight. They were kept in cages under the arena. In most cases gladiators defeated the animals but sometimes  and used a shieldhow to usein the third century B.Clet them starvethat they wanted himthey continuedthey were killed by the beaststo become famousto survive a fightwere a part of Roman lifewere heldwere respected in Roman societywhen fighting in the arenawho often fought. Fights against wild animals were similar to bullfights in modern Spain.

Gladiators had different types of weapons to fight. They often wore helmets  and used a shieldhow to usein the third century B.Clet them starvethat they wanted himthey continuedthey were killed by the beaststo become famousto survive a fightwere a part of Roman lifewere heldwere respected in Roman societywhen fighting in the arenawho often fought to protect themselves. They fought with swords, bows and arrows. When a gladiator hurt his opponent the spectators put their thumbs up to show  and used a shieldhow to usein the third century B.Clet them starvethat they wanted himthey continuedthey were killed by the beaststo become famousto survive a fightwere a part of Roman lifewere heldwere respected in Roman societywhen fighting in the arenawho often fought to live and their thumbs down to signalize they wanted the defeated gladiator killed.