Will you live or die after your first fight as a Roman gladiator Find out what fate awaits you on your journey to the arena. Watch out...as a barbarian fighting against the Romans you are about to be captured, sold as a slave and trained to become a ROMAN GLADIATOR! To use this Web Book place your cursor over the images to see the comments. Click on Next and Previous to navigate through the ...

Amphitheater at El Djem in Tunisia E-mail Roger Dunkle, author of site. Brooklyn College Classics Department Home Page ...

Roman Civilization CMS 206 /History 206 The Gladiator History and Interpretation of Gladiatorial Games The Romans believed that they inherited the practice of gladiatorial games from the Etruscans who used them as part of a funeral ritual (servants would duel to the death for the right to provide companionship to their owners in eternity). We don't have any evidence, however, that the Etruscans, ...

Karen Meredith, Foothill College: A Contempt for Pain and Death Gladiators - Who Were They The word gladiator comes from the Latin for swordsman, from gladius, sword. That definition does not do justice to the life of that professional combatant. The first gladiators were part of a sacrificial rite adopted from the Etruscans. First introduced to Rome in 264 BC, the sons of Junius Brutus honored ...

Roman Culture: Gladiators The Colosseum The Colosseum The Colosseum is one of Rome's most famous buildings. Initiated by Vespaisian, the official opening ceremonies were conducted by emperor Titus in AD 80. In its prime the huge theater consisted of four floors. The first three had arched entrances, while the fourth floor utilized rectangular doorways. The floors each measured between 10, 5-13, 9 ...