How Are Football Players Related To Gladiators

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How football players are related to gladiators Some people don't think that football is related to gladiators because football is a team sport effort and gladiators fought for themselves. They may also think that football players don’t strive for blood as gladiators did. Others think since it’s violent that maybe gladiators evolved into football players. Maybe the reason gladiators evolved into football players is because we are less violent now and back then we were more vicious. In any case there are many reasons why football players are related to gladiators. In “Gladiator Fights” from “The Romans,” Anthony Marks and Graham Tingay explain Roman entertainment was made up of fierce animals and people fighting to the death. Gladiators were prisoners, criminals, slaves, or paid volunteers, who fought for public entertainment. The gladiator games were put on to mark when an important event took place, like a battle victory. Sometimes in the arena there would be animals fighting against each other to the death. Animals also were often put against a defenseless prisoner. If a gladiator won they were given money, a crown and an adulation. If they won a lot of matches then a prisoner might be given a wooden sword which resembles his freedom. …show more content…

“One type of gladiator was called the Dimachaeri who had one sword for each hand. Another type of gladiator was called the Laquerii who would use a rope and a noose to kill other gladiators. Velites gladiators fought on foot. They held a spear with an attached thong in strap so that they could throw it. The Thracian was equipped with a broad-brimmed helmet that enclosed his head. He had a small round or square-shaped shield. His weapon was the Thracian curved sword, or the