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Gladiators By Brandon N. The Romans loved blood sports. They gathered at the arena to watch public executions of criminals. Animal fights were also popular. The Romans often watched chariot races. Chariot crashes sometimes killed horses and drivers. But, the most popular entertainment was watching gladiators fight! Gladiators were fighters who fought to entertain the public. Most gladiators were slaves captured in war. Some were criminals, and a few were free men. They were trained at gladiator schools in different parts of the Roman Empire by lanistas, or their owners. Gladiators’ lives were short because they sometimes fought to the death. Different gladiators used different weapons. The retiarus was a gladiator who used a fishing net and a trident. Others used swords, large shields, curved swords, spiked balls, chains, spears, and axes. Sometimes gladiators won fame in the arena. Really good gladiators could win their freedom or prize money. Some gladiators could be as popular as our own Bret Favre. Even though gladiator fights were the most exciting game in ancient Rome, they were very violent and dangerous games. Bibliography http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/gladiators.html Colosseum, A Gladiator’s Story. Videotape. Discovery Video, 2004. 45 minutes. Eldridge, Jim. Warriors! True Stories of Combat, Skill and Courage. New York: Scholastic, Inc. 2001.