Ancient Roman entertainment was more than just bloody ... There were also many different types of gladiators – the Thracian ... if any, of their sports have survived to contemporary times.

I. Gladiators came from many different backgrounds. They largely came from the lower echelons of Roman society. Some of the earliest were prisoners of war, who fought wearing their own culture's ...

Roman gladiators , actresses ... Life in Ancient Times. Celebrities of the Roman ... and I would say it implied also power on many different levels because we have many different types of people ...

But sea battles, semi-aquatic creatures and plenty of other eye-popping spectacles were part of the real-life games at the ancient Roman Colosseum. 'Gladiator II': Historians on wild tales of real ...

What Hollywood gets wrong—and right—about Roman gladiators. ... Gladiators seem to be made for the cinema. ... About nine out of ten times, gladiators survived their bouts to fight another day. 3.