The numbers of animals that were killed in the Colosseum and the other arenas were enormous. But what happened to these dead animals? Some of the dead animals were transported…
The movie Gladiator shows us how a free man became a slave and was forced to fight as a gladiator. But did that really happen? How did you become a…
Most movies and series (Spartacus comes to mind) portray the life of a gladiator as short and brutal with a high chance of not surviving the next fight. And while…
Have you ever wondered if gladiators did get paid? I asked myself that question after watching the Spartacus series. There the victorious gladiator got prize money that he could then…
