Roman Gladiators Banned

A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators. Most were despised as slaves, schooled under harsh conditions, socially marginalized, and segregated even in death or conquered people. Typically chosen for their strong physiques. But therefore To become a gladiator you needed to pass some trials. If you failed the trails you were given another punishment, which meant certain death. However, as the gladiator games gained steam, many gladiators were free working class men who willingly signed up. Lured by the fame, crowds and potential money and prizes to be won. Gladiators were paid each time they fought and if they survived their three to five

While Gladiators were super popular all over. It was becoming banned. The gladiatorial games were officially banned by Constantine. Constantine considered the first “Christian” emperor, banned the games on the vague grounds that they had no place “in a time of civil and domestic peace.” Jews and Christians were likewise seemingly unconcerned about the victims of arena violence. Their arguments in opposition to the games focused on what they viewed as inherent idolatry However, there is no evidence to suggest that the ban was implemented for humanitarian reasons. But In fact, the gladiators were sent instead to the mines to ensure a steady stream of labor. Further evidence suggests that the games had simply become too expensive and that the recent “Christianizing” of the empire had resulted in fewer combatants. Roman empire fought .A few Roman Emperors even got in on the action and fought amongst the gladiators. Caligula and Titus are just two of the known Emperors to enjoy a bit of gladiator fighting. Historians argue that these were likely highly styled, and the opposing gladiators would have more than certainly allowed the Emperor to easily win and win unwounded. Insane Emperor Commodus even shot down panthers and bears from the comfort of a protected platform and forced members of the crowd to fight him - who he almost certainly would have killed. Introduced as a new gimmick to bring in more crowds, gladiators were forced to fight wild cats and there's even some records that claim the area was deliberately flooded and crocodiles and sharks were let loose. This particular bloodsport did not involve gladiators long. People trained the beast to bite the shields and the “gladiators” would dress up and pretend to be attacked and act as if they were fighting the animals off. If the editor made no rules for the game, the combatants could fight until the audience asked for their dismissal. It was then up to the editor to decide whether to