Gladiators

By: Drew Pirkl 1

The start of the gladiators:
Decimus Junius Brutus

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 Gladius means short sword:
How the came up with the word gladiator

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 Gladiator life: They would train

• Gladiators are
slaves, criminals,
and war captives.
• The gladiators
would train for
their specific type
of fighting style.
• Later the citizens
would be gladiators for fame, glory, and to get 4
Gladiator school (Ludus Magnus)
Were the training took place

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 Roman Sandals:
The slaves had very cheap material

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 The Roman Colosseum:
Where the games took place

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 There are many types of gladiators:
from light to heavy armor, from swords to spears

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 Types of Gladiators:
Andabatae (sight restricted gladiators)

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Bestiarii: are beast fighter
(wild animals)

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 Bustuarii Gladiators:
compete at funerals to death

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 Cataphractarius Gladiators:
Fight on horse for their country

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Dimachaerus Gladiators:
Fought with two swords

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 Eques Gladiators:
Fought on horse with a spear

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 Gallus Gladiators:
Heavy armored fighters

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 Essedari Gladiators:
That fight on a horse chariot

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Hoplomachi Gladiators:
were heavly armed

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Laquerarii Gladiator:
Weapon is a Lasso

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 Murmillones Gladiators:
who fights the Retiarii (net-fighter)

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Naumachiarii Gladiators:
Sea battle reenactments

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 Paegniarius Gladiators:
Fight wild animals with a whip

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 Praegenarii Gladiator:
Fight with wooden swords for the crowd

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Provocatores Gladiators:
Were the challengers

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 Retiarii Gladiators:
Fought with equipment as a fisherman

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 Rudiarius Gladiators:
They won their freedom

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 Sagittarius Gladiators:
Use bow and arrows on horses

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 Samnite Gladiators:
Have large shields and plumed helmets

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 Secutor Gladiators:
Have two small eye holes

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 Scissores Gladiators:
Are heavy armored and fight with a sword that looks like scissors.

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Tertiarius Gladiators:
Are subtitutes

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 Thracian Gladiators:
Fought with a curved sword

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 Velites Gladiators:
In groups with spears

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 Venatores Gladiators:
Fought against groups of wild animals

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Female Gladiators (gladiatrices)

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Famous Gladiator:
Spartacus

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 Famous Gladiator:
Roman Emperor Commodus
• Fought in many battles

• Wanted public record

• Regularly to part in the

Gladiatorial games

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 Famous Gladiator:
Flamma was able to be a rudis and still chose to be a gladiator

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Entry to the arena

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Reprieve the gladiator

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Pollice Verso: (Reprieve the gladiator)
Thumbs up or down decides
your fate

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Death of a gladiator

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