PRISONERS
A Roman gladiator isn't necessarily a Roman, they can be a Gaul, but first a Roman has to catch one. The Roman's travel from Rome to Gallia and battle with the Gauls, then the Romans go back with prisoners who start a new life.
WHO'S WHAT?
Each prisoner will be sold to a owner who will decide if he'd be a quarry slave, a mine slave, a galley slave, a farm slave, or a gladiator. A Gaul would like to be a slave, but it's the owner's decision, not his.
SCHOOL DAYS
A new gladiator goes to school to train. He starts fights against a man of straw. He has to fight it, because everybody knows it can't fight back.
LUNCH TIME
A gladiator trainer can be bad tempered sometimes, especially in the kitchen. The cook will always make porridge, and ash for dessert, and for some strange reason, it's healthy food.
TROUBLE MAKER
Gladiators have punishments that aren't pretty sights at all. There are four different types of punishments: words get burned into a man's forehead, whipping on a man's back, locking a man in stocks, and putting a man in a cellar.
THE BIG DAY
After a gladiator's training is finished, he's a real gladiator. The crowd will be cheering, the band will be playing, the arena will be big, and most importantly, the emperor will be there.
THE BATTLERS
There's lots of different types of gladiators, there's: an Andabatus (has a helmet that covers his eyes), a Essedarius (a chariot rider), a Retarius (the only net fighter), a Myrmillo (has a dagger and a large shield), a Thracian (has a curved dagger), a Samnite (the only one with a visor helmet), a Dimachaerius (fights with two swords), Laquerius (the only lasso fighter), a Secutor (has a dagger and a medium shield), a Velitus (armed with a spear). Sometimes some of these gladiators are women. People can get killed in these games. If someone loses, they can die.
ACTION
Now the gladiators get into action as the games begin. The men (and women) get real weapons, putting down their practice wooden swords. The gladiators have to worry about three things; their opponent, their trainer who's watching them, and themselves. All the gladiators have to be careful, as they are fighting for their life.
NO MERCY
The winners of the battles will get victory, but the losers might die. If the fallen gladiator is still alive, he (or she) will have to raise one finger by the left hand and appeal to the Emperor will ask the crowd if he (or she) shall live or die. If the crowd hold their thumbs up the loser will live, if the crowd hold thumbs down, the defeated gladiator will die.
SHIP AHOY
There's lots of types of battles. The arena will be flooded with water in a sea battle, and galley slaves row the gladiators out to the arena to attack. The gladiators will be dressed as either Greek, or Persian soldiers.
ANIMAL ATTACK
Another type of a gladiator is a Bestiarius, who is a gladiator that hunts wild beasts such as lions, tigers, bears, and huge elephants. But the fierce, scary, hunting dogs don't fight the gladiators, they're on the gladiator's side. The Bestiarius gladiator has the most weapons out of all the gladiators. This battle is called a beast battle.
VICTORY
The winning gladiator of a fight will get silver dishes, palm branches and sestertii (Roman money) for prizes. As his, or her, opponent's body gets dragged away, the Emperor himself will be down in the arena to give out prizes. After heaps of victory, he or she, will get a wooden sword and become a trainer.
A Roman gladiator isn't necessarily a Roman, they can be a Gaul, but first a Roman has to catch one. The Roman's travel from Rome to Gallia and battle with the Gauls, then the Romans go back with prisoners who start a new life.
WHO'S WHAT?
Each prisoner will be sold to a owner who will decide if he'd be a quarry slave, a mine slave, a galley slave, a farm slave, or a gladiator. A Gaul would like to be a slave, but it's the owner's decision, not his.
SCHOOL DAYS
A new gladiator goes to school to train. He starts fights against a man of straw. He has to fight it, because everybody knows it can't fight back.
LUNCH TIME
A gladiator trainer can be bad tempered sometimes, especially in the kitchen. The cook will always make porridge, and ash for dessert, and for some strange reason, it's healthy food.
TROUBLE MAKER
Gladiators have punishments that aren't pretty sights at all. There are four different types of punishments: words get burned into a man's forehead, whipping on a man's back, locking a man in stocks, and putting a man in a cellar.
THE BIG DAY
After a gladiator's training is finished, he's a real gladiator. The crowd will be cheering, the band will be playing, the arena will be big, and most importantly, the emperor will be there.
THE BATTLERS
There's lots of different types of gladiators, there's: an Andabatus (has a helmet that covers his eyes), a Essedarius (a chariot rider), a Retarius (the only net fighter), a Myrmillo (has a dagger and a large shield), a Thracian (has a curved dagger), a Samnite (the only one with a visor helmet), a Dimachaerius (fights with two swords), Laquerius (the only lasso fighter), a Secutor (has a dagger and a medium shield), a Velitus (armed with a spear). Sometimes some of these gladiators are women. People can get killed in these games. If someone loses, they can die.
ACTION
Now the gladiators get into action as the games begin. The men (and women) get real weapons, putting down their practice wooden swords. The gladiators have to worry about three things; their opponent, their trainer who's watching them, and themselves. All the gladiators have to be careful, as they are fighting for their life.
NO MERCY
The winners of the battles will get victory, but the losers might die. If the fallen gladiator is still alive, he (or she) will have to raise one finger by the left hand and appeal to the Emperor will ask the crowd if he (or she) shall live or die. If the crowd hold their thumbs up the loser will live, if the crowd hold thumbs down, the defeated gladiator will die.
SHIP AHOY
There's lots of types of battles. The arena will be flooded with water in a sea battle, and galley slaves row the gladiators out to the arena to attack. The gladiators will be dressed as either Greek, or Persian soldiers.
ANIMAL ATTACK
Another type of a gladiator is a Bestiarius, who is a gladiator that hunts wild beasts such as lions, tigers, bears, and huge elephants. But the fierce, scary, hunting dogs don't fight the gladiators, they're on the gladiator's side. The Bestiarius gladiator has the most weapons out of all the gladiators. This battle is called a beast battle.
VICTORY
The winning gladiator of a fight will get silver dishes, palm branches and sestertii (Roman money) for prizes. As his, or her, opponent's body gets dragged away, the Emperor himself will be down in the arena to give out prizes. After heaps of victory, he or she, will get a wooden sword and become a trainer.
1 comment:
The life of a gladiator doesn't seem to be very long. Do they ever become free or do they keep fighting until they are too old? Are you sure the Gauls like to be slaves? Sounds like too much hard work - and dangerous. I think it is much better to be a young girl so she can be a maid to the mistress and not get rough hands!
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