PPT-Gladiator: Fact

vs Fiction Gladiator Assignment The film Gladiator is a work of fiction and while many aspects of the story have been invented by the filmmakers it still features real historical figures and depicts some events quite accurately particularly gladiatorial . Gladiator - Teacher’s notes1 of 3 Teacher’s notes LEVEL 4 PENGUIN READERS Teacher Support Programme About the author The book, Gladiator , was written by Dewey Gram. The screenplay for th Panem. et . Circenses. Panem. is the setting of . The Hunger Games. , run by a single-party dictatorship led by President Snow. . The . NAME. . Panem. comes from the Latin phrase . panem. et . circenses. Week 23. February 2-6, 2015. Language Arts/Reading. Monday, February 2, 2015. Root of the Week: “Bi” (Twice, doubly). Word of the Day: . bilingual. Definition. : [. bahy. -ling-. gwuhl. or, Canadian, -. Jimmy Salow and Arthur . Carswell. Summary. Gladiator follows the life of Maximus . Decimus. . Meridius. , a Roman General.. Maximus finds favor in the eyes of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, much to the dismay of Commodus, Marcus’s son.. A Gladiator was used for entertainment and slavery in the Roman areas. Some gladiators were fighting criminals or wild animals. It is estimated that the first Gladiator games started back in 246bc.. Into The . 264 B.C. – 404 A.D.. Origin of Gladiator Matches. Originated as tributes paid to dead ancestors. Connected to . funerals. First Gladiators. First gladiator match in 264 B.C.. Staged by . Marcus . and . Roman Spectacle. Think of it Like a Roman Pro Wrestling. Games began with Etruscans.. Used as a distraction/status symbol by elite classes.. There would be many different spectacles going on all around the empire.. In an epic. one-on-one battle to the death!. And your only weapon is…. The Review Game!. Welcome to. Word Choice. Gladiators!. Choose Your Category!. Weapon of Choice. Done. Liven Up the Fight. Done. - Review. Becca. . Postoll. History . Rome was established April 21, 753 BC. The first known gladiatorial combat took place at a funeral of . Junius. Brutus . Gladiatorial Combat was taken from the Etruscans. Iron Lady . and . Gladiator. . By: Carolann Bosch . and . Frances Calleo . What can these two figures have in common?. Leadership . Behaviors/Styles. B. M. Bass & R. Bass (2008). Autocratic style of leadership. The citizens of ancient Rome were serious about having fun. They gobbled food and guzzled drink. They loved hearing musicians play. But probably nothing was more fun for them – or popular – than spending a savage day at the . The Truth behind the movie. Did Maximus Really Exist?. No, but he represents the faction of Rome at this time that upheld a sense of obligation to the state and respect for duty and virtue . Marcus Aurelius. Facts about Gladiators. Roman gladiators were trained in mortal combat,. a form of public entertainment in ancient Rome.. Roman gladiators were usually convicted. criminals, slaves, or prisoners of war.. GMOs are created by injecting chemicals into food AFTER it is harvested.. Fiction. GMOs are developed through genetic engineering where scientists identify and insert specific traits into the DNA of the seed before it is ever planted. The plant grows just like conventional (non-GMO) seeds. .