Dadaian Saman Ahmadi The Roman Games The Gladiatorial Games The Romans got the idea of the games from the Etruscans who used the ritual at funerals The first Gladiatorial Games were in 264 BCE ID: 576747
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Christina
Dadaian Saman Ahmadi
The Roman GamesSlide2
The
Gladiatorial Games
The Roman’s got the idea of the games from the Etruscans who used the ritual at funerals.
The first Gladiatorial Games were in 264 BCE.
It was considered a Roman’s right to see the games.
Entry was free.
In the Gladiatorial Games, multiple gladiators (warriors) would fight to the death.
The Games were originally held for spiritual purposes but over time they became a form of entertainment.
Many politicians even began hosting gladiatorial games in order to increase their popularity with the public.Slide3
The Coliseum
The Coliseum’s construction began around 70 under the rule of Vespasian.It was originally called the Flavian Amphitheater and was renamed the Coliseum after the Latin word ‘
Colosseus
‘ meaning colossal.
It seated anywhere from 50,000-80,000 people.
The Coliseum was built in order to increase the
Flavians
popularity, a place for entertainment, and to showcase Roman architecture. Slide4
Types of Gladiator
Few types of gladiators:Dimachaerus: Sword fighters; dual wield.Equestrian: Armoured ridersEssedarius
: Chariot Riders
Hoplomachus
: Latin Hoplite
Provocator
: Shield and lance
Retiarius
: Trident and net.Slide5
Circus
MaximusThe Circus Maximus was the most famous chariot race in Rome. There were only an estimated 150,000 seats, however, people would come from all over the empire just to see these races and they would sit on the surrounding hillside in order to watch.
there were always prostitutes, gamblers, pickpockets, girl watchers, and drunks.
Bets were placed on charioteers, eventually horses were poisoned and sabotage ensued.
They went as far as breaking legs.
Looted the horse poop to determine what made the horse so healthy