Some Gladiators fought with swords, spears, helmets and shields. The more unlucky fought with fishing nets and tridents! However, each gladiator was specialised to fight in these ways by there masters.
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Some of the gladiators were volunteers, who were looking to earn a small fortune or looking to escape bankrupcy. Also they were looking for popularity. However, the vast majority of the gladiators were prisoners of war or slaves.
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The other main reason for the number of gladiators to be so high is because of the use of the arena as a punishment. In the image above are three types of gladiators
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Read on in the page ROMAN CRIMES to find out more...
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