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A gladiator (Latin: gladiator, "swordsman", from gladius, "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals.
Muestra varios tipos de gladiadores en acción. Un gladiador (del latín: gladiātor, de gladius 'espada') 1 2 era un combatiente armado que entretenía al público durante la República y el Imperio romano en confrontaciones violentas contra otros gladiadores, animales salvajes y condenados a muerte. Algunos gladiadores eran voluntarios que ...
28 de ago. de 2016 · La verdad sobre los gladiadores, los atletas más famosos de Roma. BBC. iWonder. 28 agosto 2016. Hulton Archive / Getty. Como muestra este grabado, los gladiadores no sólo luchaban cuerpo a ...
8 de may. de 2024 · Gladiator, professional combatant in ancient Rome. The gladiators originally performed at Etruscan funerals. At shows in Rome these exhibitions became wildly popular and increased in size from three pairs at the first known exhibition in 264 BCE to 300 pairs in the time of Julius Caesar (died 44 BCE).
3 de may. de 2018 · Famous Gladiators. Perhaps the most famous gladiator of all was Spartacus, who led an uprising of gladiators and slaves from Capua, the leading producer of gladiators, in 73 BCE. From Thrace, the former Roman soldier had become a bandit until his capture and forced training as a gladiator.
1 de feb. de 2016 · Las gladiadoras (‘gladiatrix’) han sido consideradas una mera leyenda durante años. No obstante, décadas de investigaciones han hecho posible confirmar finalmente su existencia e importancia en la cruel cultura de los combates de gladiadores de la antigua Roma. Las gladiadoras eran llamadas a menudo ‘Amazonas’.
Perhaps no figure from ancient Rome is as famous as the gladiator — a warrior of the arena that fought to the death against beasts, criminals, and other gladiators, for the entertainment of Roman society. Gladiators have become heavily mythologized figures, in part thanks to famous works of fiction like the film Gladiator, directed by Ridley ...
