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Sports in Ancient Rome

Gladiators

  • There was a social element to it
  • It was watched as entertainment
  • The people decided if the gladiator would live or not
  • Outside of arena they were called "nearly worthless social interferers"

Gladiators

Who were gladiators?

Who were gladiators?

Gladiators are men who fight other men or beasts in a colloseum sometimes to the death.

Gladiators were often:

  • Slaves
  • Prisoners of war
  • Criminals

What kind of animals would gladiators fight?

What kind of animals would gladiators fight?

  • Rinos
  • Bears
  • Elephants
  • Giraffes
  • Lions

They would be hungry or even starved to make it more challenging for the gladiators.

Democracy in the arena?

In the arena, a gladiator's fate would be determained by the audience with a "thumbs up" if they wanted the opposite gladiator to spare his life, or a "thumbs down" if they wished to see him die.

Boating

  • One of the lesser known sports
  • It was not safe b/c they didn't take the correct precasutions
  • There were not many people who did it
  • Swimming more popular "water sport"

Why was boating dangerous?

They would often run into

  • Towers
  • Other boats
  • Rock
  • Reefs
  • Other people!

They also often boated in shallow water and their boats constantly scraped the bottom of the lake/river.

Chariot Racing

Chariot racing was a sport where people would do laps around a arena on carts pulled by horses.

  • The horses in the races were not well cared for
  • Sometime more dangerous than gladiators b/c people would fall off of the chariots
  • Bets were often made during these races
  • The people who raced were often slaves

Bathhouses of rome

  • They went there for social interaction
  • They would talk with their friends and sometimes even talk about politics
  • They had a choice of their baths being icy cold or hot
  • They would sometimes work out buisness deals while bathing
  • The water was from the aquaducts
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