While Gladiator Fights Are Considered Quintessentially Roman By Nature And Began As A Way To Honor The Dead, These Spectacles Didn't Actually Originate In Rome Story by Emily Chan • 6mo ...

Gladiators would be sent to the arena – named after the sand which covered the ground and soaked up the blood – to fight to the death before cheering crowds of thousands. As the contests ...

Gladiators only fought each other. Often shows would feature wild animals - including lions, tigers, bears, leopards, elephants, crocodiles, and even giraffes - fighting each other. And there were ...