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Gladiatorial games were one the most popular events displayed in the great amphitheatres of Roman history. Senators held the games as a bribe of trying to get more votes in election times and popularity.
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WHY DID PEOPLE LIKE AND DISLIKE THE GLADIATORIAL GAMES Gladiatorial games were one the most popular events displayed in the great amphitheatres of Roman history. Senators held the games as a bribe of trying to get more votes in election times and popularity. Amphitheatres were oval domes (sort of a similarity to football stadiums today). It was divided into three parts like the theatre, and could seat about 20,000 people. The main tow entrances to the arena were the north and south end. And there was a death gate where the dead were dragged out. Gladiators were slaves who had been bought by trainers because there were physically likely to make or be good fighters. They might have been soldiers who had been puniladitorialshed for crime, other criminals, and captives from foreign battles. Gladiators were probably the only slaves in Rome treated with respect by their master, crowed, and emperor. A...
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