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Gladiators

By: Drew Pirkl

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The start of the gladiators:Decimus Junius Brutus

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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 out of debt

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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

• Wanted public record

• Regularly to part in the Gladiatorial games

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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