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Sports in Ancient Rome
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