Gladiators were armed combatants who entertained audiences in the roman empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals and condemned criminals...most gladiators were despised slaves (the others of their class being actual slaves and actors) schooled under harsh conditions and socially marginalised;...though they could win admiration from the crowds in the coliseum, the gladiatorial games lasted for nearly a thousand years and can be thought of as an early brutal version of professional sports...so today we take a deeper look at one of the most awful but fascinating practices of the ancient romans

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