The animals came from the wild or were imported and were used to fight gladiators.
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The animals were used in fights to test the gladiators strength and toughness. The animals came from local wild areas around Rome (jungles, forests, etc.).
The animals were used in fights to test the gladiators strength and toughness. The animals came from local wild areas around Rome (jungles, forests, etc.).
The colloseum was built out of Marble and sandstone.
The animals were used in fights to test the gladiators strength and toughness. The animals came from local wild areas around Rome (jungles, forests, etc.).
horses
They were used a fighting targets, dragging away corpses, chariot drawers. The wild animals came from Europe and Africa.
they used the world around them to come up with symbols
It is not real fur that is used in stuffed animals. Nylon fabric is used and that makes it washable.
The animals were used in the "venatio" which was an animal hunt, a sort of extra added attraction to the gladiator games. They were separate from the gladiator bouts and were held in the morning of the day of the combats. The men who fought them were called "venatores" and were completely different from the sword and armor gladiators that fought in the afternoon. The animals came from the wild parts of the empire, bears from the north, bulls from Spain, but most of them came from Africa, as the big cats such as leopards and lions were popular in the hunts.
The animals were used in the "venatio" which was an animal hunt, a sort of extra added attraction to the gladiator games. They were separate from the gladiator bouts and were held in the morning of the day of the combats. The men who fought them were called "venatores" and were completely different from the sword and armor gladiators that fought in the afternoon. The animals came from the wild parts of the empire, bears from the north, bulls from Spain, but most of them came from Africa, as the big cats such as leopards and lions were popular in the hunts.
Animals were used to represent the people and events in an indirect way, to prove the problems of a communist country. Also, this made the story more believable. Even though what happens to the animals really did happen to real people, most wouldn't believe it.