Roman blood sport

Posted by Leo. Gladiator fighting was a common thing for the Romans. At first they only had fights when one of their dads died and they sacrificed the dead Gladiator in his honor. Then, people liked the fights and wanted them to occur more often so they had fighting whenever anyone died. People would claim their dad died 20 years ago and they would have a fight. Then there uncle died and more fights.

Under the Coliseum floor

The women watched the fights and most people called them "devils from hell" because they would laugh at a man’s death. The gladiators were famous even though they were the lowest of low. They were slaves. Many the people loved the fights and they had signals for live or kill if a man was going to slay another. Not many children came but, when they did, their mothers and fathers would tell them to yell for the death of a man.

This was known as the Roman blood sport. Many people died in these games and some people entered just for fame and glory thinking it was going to be easy.

When I went to the Coliseum I was shocked by its size and the corridors underground for the Gladiators. I felt bad for the Gladiators fighting one another, you could even fight your best friend. They always wanted a fair fight, 1v1 man to man, with only helmets, shields and a weapon of their choice. That’s all they were allowed to have.